Monday, 9 June 2008

Wow.

Monday, 9 June 2008 11:22 am
da: A smiling human with short hair, head tilted a bit to the right. It's black and white with a neutral background. You can't tell if the white in the hair is due to lighting, or maybe it's white hair! (reflective)
Harvard Commencement Address as delivered by JK Rowling.

...It was mentioned last week on a few friends' lists, and I put off reading it, 'cause well. JK Rowling?

I am moved. And humbled. Her two pieces of advice are precisely the things that I think Ivy League graduates need to hear. And I'd make an argument toward all Westerners as well, in particular anyone who is happy with their definitions for failure and imagination.

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