“Then the Sergeant major pointed me out and said something that has stuck with me until this day. He said:
'You are very silent aren't you Darby? There is something about the look in your eyes. You're either very smart of very stupid.'
I smiled at this statement, trying hard not to give away which category I fitted into. In the many years that have followed since being questioned in that way I have often wondered myself whether I'm very smart or very stupid. Is it possible to be both?”