My whole life I was told being a doctor the best thing and no one asked me if wanted to be doctor. And when said prefer books poetry instead They you like writing but there’s money in it why major English? There are jobs English. got job tenure track professor at 26 they hired fill quota. then once get prob won’t able find husband as young academic. married have time for kids. had two kids you’ll never really write because time. wrote four of prose reads academics. became bestseller millionaire celebrated my 20th wedding anniversary consider sons some very favorite humans on this planet feel same about me all it—when whisper do it all liked writing said…nothing. Don’t let people’s limited ideas what could not limit want do.