I should never be able to work comfortably
with any organization. For one thing I have a way of taking on
new ideas, and organizations do not like that. For another, all
social functions are anathema to me.
"Interest in 'art' as usually understood began to be marked only
after I was 30. It started with architecture and passed on to
painting and sculpture. The tendency to do rather a variety (too
great a variety) of things characterizes many uranians. We are
rather like the labile chemical compounds: our molecules readily
rearrange themselves.
"As a boy of 10 I had the ordinary sweethearting with a girl of
the same age. The incident is worth perhaps a little further
comment for the following reason: When I was 16 years old the
girl lived with us for a year. She was a nice, pleasant, bright
girl, and she thought a great deal of me. I was strongly
attracted by her. I remember especially one little incident. I
had been showing her how to do some algebra and she was kneeling
at the table by the side of my chair. Her hair was flowing over
her shoulders and she looked rather charming.
Pages:
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388