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When my parents died, it became clear to me that there was an end in sight. Death was never a real thing to me. And then when that happened I realized I only have so many years left, if I'm lucky.

I was a real daydreamer at school, gazing out of the window and losing myself in imaginary worlds.

You might want to be able to close a chapter of your life, but I don't believe that you ever do completely.

I almost died, secretly, behind closed doors.

I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.

When you're close to somebody, you can never really know how they're experiencing the world.

Eventually, my eyes were opened, and I really understood nature. I learned to love at the same time.

I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it.