An Unwanted Inheritance

by Imogen Clark

even honest people generally found a shade of grey that suited them to fit the circumstances.

‘Always go with your gut, Max,’ Tony had said. ‘Learn how to separate your head from your heart and be sceptical about them both. Either one can take you up the wrong path. Instead, follow what your gut tells you. That won’t ever lead you far astray, even if it feels like it might sometimes.’

What I didn’t love was the person I became when I was in the shade that he cast around him.

‘Aristotle said there’s only one way to avoid criticism and that’s to do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.

‘You can’t live your life worrying about what people will think of you,’