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There is no end to the promotion. There is no end to the possibilities. You can continue to promote a book for years, literally.
Dani Shapiro
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Dani Shapiro
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: April 10
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I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes when people interrupt themselves in the middle of some story they're telling me to say, You know you can't write about this.
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If I dismiss the ordinary—waiting for the special, the extreme, the extraordinary to happen - I may just miss my life.
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It is only with distance that we are able to turn our powers of observation on ourselves, thus fashioning stories in which we are characters.
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Our pain is a part of who we authentically are.
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In a creative journey, it is essential, no matter how far one runs, to examine that which is closest to home.
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My parents made the decision never to focus on my looks, and I had no sense of myself as beautiful.
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Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write - I find it gets in the way.
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The fact is that most husbands, regardless of religion - it's an old-fashioned gender divide where the husband wants to stay home and the wife is the one who drags herself and her children to whatever spiritual center they're going to.
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When I near the end of a book, it feels as if the entire universe meets me more than halfway and supports me. The whole world seems to shimmer when I find the words. My mind quiets.
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I did want to feel like life's all of one piece.
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