If one of the best ways to appreciate life is to have an unhappy childhood, I was very fortunate. - Eric Idle

Not that I want to go, of course. I’ll be like the rest of you, clinging on desperately and screaming for more morphine.

I think, after all, I’m happiest being a foreigner. Perhaps there should be a Homo sapiens passport? I feel less and less connected to individual states, and more and more connected to human beings.

So, what have I learned over my long and weird life?
Well, first, that there are two kinds of people, and I don’t much care for either of them. Second, when faced with a difficult choice, either way is often best. Third, always leave a party when people begin to play the bongos.