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I don't remember my life before I had children.

It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.

I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It was the tag end of the Great Depression when I was born. People were desperately poor.

I don't remember being a child, and that's why I think I'm so child-like now in my unending curiosity and approach to life.

My wife and I had children when we were children ourselves.

I remember way back when I was young, 10 years ago.

I don't remember the first half of my life. All I say is a happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.

In my own life, I believe it was an early education in poetical metaphor that helped me to grapple with and make sense of all the difficult and traumatic things that were to come.

I don't remember my childhood very well for one reason or another, possibly childhood trauma or possibly just a very bad memory. My early life has sort of been erased from my memory banks.

I've always reverted to a sense of childhood, just in everyday life.