http://www.ft.com/arts/books/smalltalkhttp://www.ft.com/rss/arts/books/smalltalkFT.com -Arts & weekend, Books - Small Talken© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comMon, 30 Jun 2008 06:09 BSTWed, 09 Jul 2008 16:52:51 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/arts/books/smalltalk(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9a330a8-43e9-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9a330a8-43e9-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlWhich literary character most resembles me? I think all Englishmen resemble one of the four animals from the 'The Wind in the Willows'. I'm definitely MoleMon, 30 Jun 2008 06:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dffee000-3e64-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dffee000-3e64-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlWhat am I scared of? Bats. And life in general. I write out of a fear that I will be defeated somehow by the experience of being aliveMon, 23 Jun 2008 05:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c686e6d4-38da-11dd-8aed-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c686e6d4-38da-11dd-8aed-0000779fd2ac.htmlWhat would I do if I gave up writing? I'd form a chamber music group – and learn how to conduct, which has long been a fantasy of mineMon, 16 Jun 2008 04:56 BST