I've just bought the "The Later Diaries of Ned Rorem, 1961-1972. " I couldn't wait to jump into it when I arrived home. I found, upon opening to read the first entry, that it begins on April 16, the same date as today. This is what he says (in part): "Wondering about those three things (and there are only three) we all desire: success in love, success in society, success in work. Any two of these may be achieved and possessed simultaneously, but not all three—there isn't time. If you think you have the three, beware! You're teetering on the abyss. You can't have a lover and friends and a career. And even just career and love are, in the long run, mutually exclusive."

That's all for now. Oh, I'll be writing more about Ned and his diaries.