I have a responsibility to nurture and shepherd my talent and when I'm living the parts of my life not related to that I feel I have the right to be left alone.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Both my husband and I give a lot of ourselves in what we do because that is our public lives; but in my private life, I have an intrinsic right to be left alone.
A person has the right, and I think the responsibility, to develop all of their talents.
Look, if I were alone in the world, I would have the right to choose despair, solitude and self-fulfillment. But I am not alone.
I'm saying that you can create success for yourself but also understand that you have a responsibility to others.
When I'm writing a book, I don't have any responsibility to anyone. I'm solitary. I'm writing on my own. I write by hand. And I write every day. I mean, it's part of my daily discipline.
I'm responsible for what I am and what I want to be. I'm not trying to live by another's standards.
I feel like I have to be responsible for what I'm participating in or putting out into the world.
In essence, I set myself the objective of doing what I feel is right without having any ambition.
It's important for me to be free and know I'm acting for myself. I do things because I want to, and that's important. You want to be your own person.
My desire is to be as independent as I can be, as long as I can be, subject to being effective.
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