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“You must have clarity to create.”

“You must have clarity to create.”

Plus a farewell to a physicist whose calculations were “works of art”

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“Pressure really kills joy.”

“Pressure really kills joy.”

Wisdom from the edge of the Olympic swimming pool

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“Reading... is a way of becoming the person you’re interested in being.”

“Reading... is a way of becoming the person you’re interested in being.”

Plus a farewell to a writer who first published in middle age

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“All creative careers demand persistence, because all creative careers require luck.”

“All creative careers demand persistence, because all creative careers require luck.”

Plus a farewell to a musical pioneer

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“At least I’m doing it!”

“At least I’m doing it!”

Plus a farewell to the death metal vocalist who defined a sound

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.”

“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.”

Plus a farewell to the archaeologist who recreated ancient tipples

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“Be a bit delusional.”

“Be a bit delusional.”

Plus a farewell to an actor and trailblazer

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“Your strength lives within your obsessions.”

“Your strength lives within your obsessions.”

Plus a farewell to the mathematician who put the chemical elements to music

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“Let yourself be mediocre at whatever you are trying to do, but be mediocre every day.”

“Let yourself be mediocre at whatever you are trying to do, but be mediocre every day.”

Plus a farewell to a music video director who pushed the envelope

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“All the days that you get to have are big.”

“All the days that you get to have are big.”

Plus a farewell to the Nobel Prize winner who ranked last of 250 in school biology

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“The list of mistakes you can never recover from is very short.”

“The list of mistakes you can never recover from is very short.”

Because it was only a matter of time before James Clear turned up

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
“Always keep your eyes open... Never go to sleep in the car.”

“Always keep your eyes open... Never go to sleep in the car.”

Advice from Vogue’s iconic creative director

Leonie Mercedes
Leonie Mercedes
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