[Ironically, Ango is probably the most successful at life management out of all of his old artist buddies... if only because he's the only one who's still alive.]

If you spin it that way, I almost sound like a role model!

[Back when Ango was a moderately famous writer, he was actually invited back to his old high school in Niigata to deliver the commencement speech... but he never bothered to show up, because he couldn't think of anything to say. Hell, he'd barely managed to graduate (he was threatened with expulsion on several occasions). Somebody like him has no business giving advice to teenagers.]

Hey, kids - don't do what I do, and you'll probably turn out okay in life!