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。
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.
译文：不务正业的人如果能迷途知返，仍然是一个正人君子；高贵的人误入歧途，便会被庸人嘲笑。赏析：过去的错误已无可挽回，但未来的路还可以追寻。人犯错误不可怕，就怕一错再错，不知悔改。
真相并不总是美丽的，但对真相的渴望是美丽的。
写作是一种自由和反叛的行为。