I can do anything.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2 January 2001 source ↗
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What did you want to be when you were growing up?Originally asked
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Ian Rankin
Scottish crime writer
In my teens, an accountant. In my 20s, either a rock star or a novelist.
Margaret Atwood
Novelist, poet and critic
At this age? A batty old lady wandering around talking to herself? But I do that anyway. Oh, you mean what would I have been. Maybe a botanist. If so, I’d be genetically engineering drought-resistant crops right now. Either that, or sentient fungi. (I know, I know, Mr. Sheldrake: they’re already sentient. So, more sentient.)
A ballet dancer.
A foreign correspondent.
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I don't judge others.
I don't have a treasured possession.
That my four children love each other. That is probably not my achievement, but it's what I witness.
My wife, Daniela. She is the bringer of joy and clarity, and she is very beautiful.
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