The only thing you should have to do is find work you love to do. And I can't imagine living without having loved a person. A man, in my case. It could be a woman, but whatever. I think, what I always tell kids when they get out of class and ask, 'What should I do now?' I always say, 'Keep a low overhead. You're not going to make a lot of money.' And the next thing I say: 'Don't live with a person who doesn't respect your work.' That's the most important thingthat's more important than the money thing. I think those two things are very valuable pieces of information.
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Grace Paley was a 20th-century American short story author and poet. Grace Paley, née Goodside, was an American short story author, poet, teacher, and political activist. Read more on Wikipedia →