I’m kind of a magnet because I’m nonthreatening. I’m not terribly large, and I look like I’ll give you money. It also wouldn’t be that hard to beat me up, and I wouldn’t retaliate. I’m a good listener. I ask people questions. I think that’s all it takes. I’ve always appreciated people who are passionate about something, whether they really love something or they absolutely hate it. When they’re extreme like that, I always find them entertaining. I don’t want them as my friends, but they are entertaining. Perhaps they can tell that I want what they’ve got. If someone is rude to me, I tend to think, “Oh, thank you so much. You’ve given me money, really, because I can turn around and write about it.” It’s beautiful. I often wonder for people who don’t write, what do they do with it?
