“Once I got a letter from a doctor and I had to go out into the street ...” — Jay Blades Quote

“Once I got a letter from a doctor and I had to go out into the street and ask someone what it said because I couldn't read it. It was quite strange... but you find loads of coping strategies.”

“I think everything that happened to me with splitting up with my wife, leaving my business and I was quite an influential character in my community. The only thing for me was to get in the car and drive and I had no destination. I ended up when I was in a car park, and I slept in there for about a week because I couldn't see tomorrow.”

“I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages.”

“My reading skills are improving but I'm still using coping strategies. I can read signs and I can work things out.”

“Music in general, but really musical theater has always been a real coping mechanism for me.”