I do.. to this day, think that success is being able to look in the mirror and know that I'm alright on that day. I don't believe I've made it— I believe that I'm making it. I believe that I've found my past so that I can live in the present, it's the most important thing to me. The books and the plays and the touring and the gigs and the speeches and the cash..it all pales into insignificance when compared with knowing that I didn't do anything wrong, and I'm going to be okay now. Lemn Sissay
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