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“I think of empathy as a set of cumulative effects, ideally - that it can be a force shaping your habits, shaping where you put your attention and then - if you're hard on yourself, in good ways - pushing you to translate that attention into action, on whatever scale.”

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Leslie Jamison

Leslie Jamison is an American novelist born in 1983. Her works are known for their deep self-reflection and delicate portrayal of human emotions. Jamison's writing often explores themes of personal identity, memory, and truth. more

“Sometimes I do feel exposed. I have this kind of theory about different channels or levels of relaying experience - when I tell someone, one on one, in a personal context, about something that's happened to me - that has a very different valence, a different charge, than when/if I've said it in a public forum.”

Ifs Feels Kind Said Different Sometimes Levels Happened Theory Exposed Forums One On One

Author:Leslie Jamison

“I got started at a really young age. I was about two years old when I started playing the piano and around seven or eight when I started writing my own chords and putting words together.”

Writing Years Two Age Together Young My Own Seven Eight Piano Two Years Chords Young Age Two Year Olds

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“The best part was seeing fans and making new ones. I loved going to new places. I really had the time of my life out there.”

Seeing Fans New Places Time Of My Life

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“I think artists like Justin Bieber really opened up a door for younger artists to be respected in the industry. I really like what he did.”

Thinking Artist Doors Industry Justin

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