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I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I'd like to be known.

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Kristin Hannah
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 25
Novelist
Writer
Garden Grove
California
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Loved
Known
Thought
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Sitting around and waiting for your muse is not the best choice.
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As mothers and daughters, we are connected with one another. My mother is the bones of my spine, keeping me straight and true. She is my blood, making sure it runs rich and strong. She is the beating of my heart. I cannot now imagine a life without her.
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Of course you can fall in love. You just have to let yourself. They don't call it falling for nothing. -Kate
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I guess no one stays friends for more than thirty years without broken hearts along the way.
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To those who are here, those who are gone, and those who are lost.
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