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If you've got a good book with you, you're never bored (or alone).

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Bored
Alone
Women
Book
Good
Never

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All promises are empty - until they are fulfilled.
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If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins.
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[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will change her life for the better.
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