Things I overheard while talking to myself -- Lingering at the door -- Playing in the street -- Bandages and badinage -- The talking and the doing of it -- A passion for reason -- Where is the place of understanding? -- "Love your art, poor as it may be" -- The meaning of life in a glass of water -- When the breeze was scarce, I named the boat Patience -- Winning the war on winning -- As friends go... -- Taking the wider way -- Celebrity and its discontents -- Bosco's belly.