If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why?
I would LOVE to learn to play the guitar. As a lover of rock music, the idea of being to be able to master some part of being in a rock band would be great for me.







In peace there’s nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility:
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger;
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood
Henry V, William Shakespeare
One day I will get this tattooed onto my shoulder. Because this is what I am: a tiger in sheep’s clothing.
Since I was a teenager, I have lived an inner life that was so beautiful. I was what I wanted to be, because the reality of my life was so rotten. It became a coping mechanism, I suppose.
I still live inside my mind, where my life is wonderful. I know now it’ll never happen. A beautiful life was never on the cards for me. It’s something I have a lot of bitterness about, but it is what it is. If anything else, I keep living so I can pretend to have that life. It’s a strange motivational tool.

