I was a ravenous child. I'm a ravenous adult. I love to eat.
The educator wants the child to be finished at once and perfect. He forces upon the child an unnatural degree of self-mastery, a devotion to duty, a sense of honour - habits that adults get out of with astonishing rapidity.
I couldn't do my homework if my room wasn't clean. And it has carried on now that I am older, in a very freakish way.
Little boys love machines; girls adore horses; grown-up men and women like to walk.
I used to drink a lot of lager when I was younger, but I'm more of a wine drinker now, I guess. I feel daunted looking at full pints.
I didn't have a cup of coffee until I was 27.
The older I've got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry.
I never was really into comics as a child, and I think if you miss the boat when you're a kid, you don't necessarily pick up on it when you're an adult.
Travelling was a big part of my childhood and one that I value very much. In some respects, I can't help but be a bit of a gypsy as an adult. I get fidgety if I'm in one place for longer than three months.
When I was in high school, I ran with the team, and I did a bit of running with friends and things. But as an adult, my favorite thing is to run by myself.
Most adults I know start their Internet session at Google, and most kids I know start their Internet session at either Facebook or MySpace.
Start with the young, work with them until they are adults, and they will demand real food.
