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 thing—that’s more important than the money thing. i think those two things are very valuable pieces of information. - grace paley

via icelandicbutterflies:gildadavidian