I found that being with ordinary people can be inspiring too, if only because of the contrast it offers. I may not have been as creative if I had been born amongst equals, because I would not have been as aware of my worth. But it's been long enough. I've reached the limits of what I can do alone. Take me home.
Perhaps the only thing that ended up making me different from them is that, through a series of happenstances, I did not find my place amongst them, and when I didn't, deviated further and further from the norm: those happenstances could include anything from my being an only child to changing schools.

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