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I think there are a lot of books about thin, attractive people having thin, attractive people's problems. I'm better set up to tell a different story.
Jennifer Weiner
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Jennifer Weiner
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 28
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I will love myself, and my body, for what it can do- because it is strong enough to lift, to walk, to ride a bicyle up a hill, to embrace the people I love and hold them fully, and to nurture a new life. I will love myself because I am sturdy. Because I did not -will not- break.
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People will want you to behave a certain way, to make a certain choice because it reinforces the way they see the world...But you have to do what's right for you.
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I'm going to continue writing. I'll always be a storyteller. But I'm also taking time to enjoy my life.
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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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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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You should be concerned about the state of your soul, not the state of your bank account.
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Do I want to spend my diminished working hours writing or answering email? Now I have somebody read through them. If someone has something really important to tell me I write back. Otherwise they get the auto reply.
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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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I love it when people ask if Jennifer Weiner is a pen name. Um, if I wanted a pen name I could have done a LOT better than this!
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