I would like to be remembered as someone who was able to help people express themselves and live in the moment.
So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.
The act of writing is an act of courage, to face the truths within and around us.
我决定不代表任何事物,只代表我自己。但这个自我充满了集体记忆。
Talent is not enough. You need the right attitude.