I'm not sure that the culture of literary prizes is always a good thing, but while there are literary prizes, it's nice to be nominated.

What does it mean to have a healthy relationship? It's such a strangely clinical way of talking about interpersonal dynamics, like you can do a white blood cell count and say, 'No, it's not looking good for that one.' It's impossible to have a loving relationship in which you never cause pain and no pain ever is caused to you.

I couldn't quite get the hang of how to socialise as a teenager. I didn't really understand it.

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