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It's possible to do both as a writer - to engage and have a family and all that good stuff - and I chose not to for the sake of the career.

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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I love writing books - I really do. If I could just quit everything and work on a book every day, I would love that most.
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I am early in my story, but I believe I will stretch out into eternity, and in heaven I will reflect upon these early days, these days when it seemed God was down a dirt road, walking toward me. Years ago He was a swinging speck in the distance now He is close enough I can hear His singing. Soon I will see the lines on His face.
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Every creative person, and I think probably every other person, faces resistance when they are trying to create something good...The harder the resistance, the more important the task must be.
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