Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
Bio: Simi Bedford is a Nigerian novelist based in Britain. Her best-known work is Yoruba Girl Dancing, an autobiographical novel about a young Nigerian girl who is sent to England to receive a private school education.
