If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.
I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people.
By the time I was 12 or 13, I was studying biochemistry textbooks.
Everybody has to learn for the first time.
Try hard to find out what you're good at and what your passions are, and where the two converge, and build your life around that.
I believe I am a person with unusual talents. I think I'd be a liar or stupid if I were to deny that.