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It was never the right time or it was always the right time, depending on how you looked at it.

Ann Patchett

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Ann Patchett
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: November 2
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There was no one clear point of loss. It happened over and over again in a thousand small ways and the only truth there was to learn was that there was no getting used to it.
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I read books I hate all the time, and I don't mention them or talk about them.
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That's one of the many things about having the bookstore that I adore. I can walk into the store and say to somebody, I'm glad you're reading this book or I'm glad you're getting this book or Don't get that book. I read that book and hated that book. Let's get you this book instead.
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