"I grew up with too much freedom. You can't define yourself." — Moon Unit Zappa

Your own experience keeps taking you towards something. My book adds the hope that it's a better something.

The idea of licking stamps seemed great fun for me.

Not many people know what their parents sound like having sex. It was noisy.

My mother tells this story that when I first went to school, I thought I was going to help the teachers. I didn't realise I was going to get educated.