Politically there were failures. And also on the personal level, there were tremendous failures.

Sometimes, on a personal level, I wince.

Sometimes, on a personal level, I wince,

On a very deeply personal level, I was anxious about it.

On the personal level, the people that follow you on Twitter are always nice to hear from.

In my early 30s, I started to realise I was avoiding something on a personal level, but also as a writer. I was in denial about who I was, and was trying to be someone who I was not.