No worries. I just wanted you to understand that I didn't work hard, and I didn't earn the right to be able to do that. It's simply genetic. It's why I can never look down on others. We are all dealt a hand that we did not ask for.

I understand about college now (I'm 72.) Unfortunately, I hated school because nobody ever told me why I had to learn all that stuff. Instead I just read the books in the library. They were so much more interesting.

People used to ask me what I wanted to do. I never understood the question. It seemed such a stupid question to me. I also turned down million dollar opportunities because I didn't take them seriously, was scared of sexual harassment, didn't understand why anyone would think I could do those things, and didn't understand how the system worked.

I'm autistic - Aspergers. I'm also very poor because I eventually dropped out of work in my mid-40s . I've essentially earned my keep through writing, through patronage from some of my readers, and through sheer good luck.

I wish I knew what I know now when I was 13.