You read about somebody, and it doesn't really matter whether or not they really exist - the point is that you get into them like real characters.
“Everything that has happened to me is of value to me. As painful as certain things are, and have been, and were, there's a use for those things in my life and in my work.”
“I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day.”