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Why is it a surprise to find that people other than ourselves are able to tell lies?
Alice Munro
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Alice Munro
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 1
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There were people whom you positively ached to please. If you failed with such people they would put you into a category in their minds where they could kee you and have contempt for you forever.
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There is a limit to the amount of misery and disarray you will put up with, for love, just as there is a limit to the amount of mess you can stand around a house. You can't know the limit beforehand, but you will know when you've reached it. I believe this.
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You want in all cases for the story to get through the writing.
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The constant happiness is curiosity.
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The story fails but your faith in the importance of doing the story doesn't fail.
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