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Norms of things that are simply not done

Even if you use “I,” the piece is not about “I”

It’s strange, raising children to be part of a culture that’s foreign to me. It’s strange to be a foreigner in my children’s culture

She had so many ideas, so much passion — and she was going to funnel it all into a random project that meant nothing to anybody

“How many people can you possibly expect? Fifty? Sixty? Even a hundred? This is a hall for 400. It will look ridiculous”