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Being a novelist is hard for anyone - male or female. You don't get to quit your day job.
Jennifer Weiner
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Jennifer Weiner
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 28
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The truth is, what I learned this year is that life is hard...Good people die for no reason. Little kids get sick. The people that are supposed to love you end up leaving.
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I don't particularly like being angry about stuff. I'd rather hang out with my daughter and write my little books.
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There's all kinds of love in the world, and not all of it looks like the stuff in greeting cards.
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Tell the story that's been growing in your heart, the characters you can't keep out of your head, the tale story that speaks to you, that pops into your head during your daily commute, that wakes you up in the morning.
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As many times as I told her she was beautiful, I know that she never believed me. As many times as I said it didn’t matter, I knew that to her it did.
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I could have told him that nothing was safe and that no matter how careful you were and how hard you tried, there were still accidents, hidden traps, and snares. You could get killed on an airplane or crossing the street. Your marriage could fall apart when you weren't looking your husband could lose his job our baby could get sick or die.
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I'm not cut out to be a famous person I can't do my hair and makeup well enough.
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