Quote by Julie Burchill
As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be.
Summary
The quote reflects the speaker's youthful aspirations to become like Graham Greene, an acclaimed writer. Although the speaker confesses to not achieving the same literary success or embracing Catholicism like Greene, they do identify with one aspect of his life. Upon reaching middle age, the speaker moved to a coastal town and found themselves engaged in a significant conflict with the local authorities, similar to Greene in his renowned novels. The quote humorously touches upon the irony of our dreams evolving and intersecting with reality throughout our lives.
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