We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent.

"The art of biography is the art of empathy."

你的时间有限，所以不要浪费时间去过别人的生活。

I'm a strong woman. I don't sit around feeling sorry for myself nor let people mistreat me.

The act of writing is an act of resistance against oblivion.

艺术的目的是通过帮助我们更清晰地看待世界，使世界变得更美好。