Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.

要是命运将会使我成为君王，那么也许命运会替我加上王冠，用不着我自己费力。

诗歌是在翻译中丢失的东西 - 也是幸存下来的东西。