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Foolish people are never harmless. Stupidity accounts for as many crimes as anger and greed.
Louise Penny
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Louise Penny
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 1
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City of Toronto
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Winning doesn't mean my book is better than anyone else's. It means I'm very fortunate. And I should be very, very aware of that. And grateful.
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Every decade of my life I attempted to write a novel. But I had nothing to say. I was far too self-absorbed, and now I realize I was writing for others, so that they'd applaud me, see my genius, tell me how wonderful I am, or be jealous of my success.
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Better to accept the wretched truth than struggle, twisting to make a wish a reality.
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Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving, you're standing still, and the rest of the world is surging ahead.
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Where there is love there is courage, where there is courage there is peace, where there is peace there is God. And when you have God, you have everything.
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To be honest, the only thing I ever really wanted to be was a writer - since I read 'Charlotte's Web' as a child.
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A good journalist, as you know, is a great listener. And so's a good writer. And I got to listen to people for almost 20 years. That serves me well, I hope, when I try to understand how a character might be feeling, or how they might react.
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How much more courage it took to be kind than to be cruel.
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I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.
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I'm just like this. I have no talent for choosing my battles. Life seems, strangely, like a battle to me. The whole thing.
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A journalist also needs to be disciplined, and so do I. I am, essentially, lazy. Without discipline I'd be just a mass of gummy bears on the sofa instead of on book tour with my eighth novel.
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Things are strongest where they're broken.
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The four sayings that lead to wisdom: I was wrong I'm sorry I don't know I need help
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