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It was a great childhood. We weren't especially wealthy or anything, but I felt I had a kind of safety and freedom.

Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there.

I think I was born into an incredibly fortunate environment.

I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

I had a lovely time growing up.

I had a wonderful life and was blessed with so many loving people and great friends.

I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself.

I was really lucky to grow up in an extremely diverse neighborhood.

I found for me that my safe place was work. I could control my environment. I became very fastidious and detailed, and wanted things a certain way.

I've been lucky from my earliest memory on. I happened to be born to the right parents, and the lives we led - working class, migratory - suited my personality. I had an adventurous mindset, and we lived on an Army base, then in South Dakota - it was a dynamic environment.