I Have An Irregular Heartbeat,

My Mother Was A Trained Nurse, And She'd Tell Me That Patients Would Fight As They Were Administered Anaesthetic, Grappling To Get The Gas Mask Off Their Face.

I Have Always Believed That Life Is Too Short For Rows And Disagreements. Even If I Think I'm Right, I Would Prefer To Apologize And Remain Friends Rather Than Win And Be An Enemy.

I Never Wanted To Write. I Just Wrote Letters Home From A Kibbutz In Israel To Reassure My Parents That I Was Still Alive And Well Fed And Having A Great Time. They Thought These Letters Were Brilliant And Sent Them To A Newspaper. So I Became A Writer By Accident.

I Look Placid, You See, That's Why People Think I'm Fine. Inside I Worry A Lot.

Of Course I Wanted Children. Bright, Gorgeous, Loving Children. I Could Almost See Them.