Sheila Heti : (4) " Just because you are alive does not mean you have to give life. " - Sheila Heti " An artist’s love for what they create is what creates love. " - Sheila Heti " Only in our failures are we absolutely alone. Only in the pursuit of failure can a person really be free. Losers may be the avant garde of the modern age. " - Sheila Heti " I feel like every single time I’ve published a book, there’s some little light in me that goes out. I’ve seen the way people can misunderstand or misinterpret things, if not maliciously, then without a lot of sensitivity. " - Sheila Heti