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.
回顾21岁刚刚毕业时的自己,对于今天42岁的我来说,是一个稍微不太舒服的经历。可以说,我人生的前一部分,一直挣扎在自己的雄心和身边的人对我的期望之间。
应对不自由世界的唯一方法是变得如此绝对自由,以至于你的存在本身就是一种反抗。
总是为最坏的情况做计划,同时期待最好的结果。
Never outshine the master. Always make those above you feel comfortably superior.
The challenge is not to represent Africa, but to present African complexities.
混凝土不仅仅是材料,它是光的容器。