Jiang says Talese created sparks of light by interviewing people for years, writing down what he drew out of them, and thereby expanding the imagination of the universe for others.
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"So these are these memories, and these are the sparks of light. So in other words, yes, the purpose of life is to find..."
"Why? Because he spent years interviewing these people and to draw out the sparks of light from the universe. And when you do that,..."
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"...asks me to help improve the school. And I spend months interviewing students and teachers, and I feel this school is great in terms..."
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