A lot of people because of my contempt for the false consolations of religion think of me as a symbolic public opponent of that in extremis. And sometimes that makes me feel a bit alarmed to be the repository of other people's hope.
It's surprising to me how many of my friends send Christmas cards or holiday...
If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it you just feel that...
When we were together I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
