Everything I desire is coming true.

Standing at the sink of a kitchen with a window in it, doing the washing-up, thinking about something else entirely — at twenty-three that was the whole specification.

Things that arrive stop being visible almost immediately. Desire moves house the moment it is satisfied, which is what keeps anyone going and also what leaves people feeling permanently behind their own lives.

Before adding to the list, walk through what has already been delivered. Some of it is in the room with you and has not been properly looked at in years.