He Read Me Extracts From

Who Needs Girls When You've Got Comics?

I Can Always See Ways To Improve What I've Done. At The Same Time, Knowing It's All An Ongoing Life's Work Allows Me To Be Less Precious About Blind Alleys, Failed Experiments, And Misfires.

There's A Palace In Your Head, Boy. Learn To Live In It Always.

There Are Dozens Of Unfinished Or Aborted Projects In My Files, But I Can Only Assume They Don't Get Done Because They're Not Robust Enough To Struggle Through The Birth Process.

Then I Reminded Myself That All Intelligent Children Suffer Bad Dreams.