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I tell people not to write too soon about their lives. Writing about yourself too young is loaded with psychological complexities.

Mary Karr

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Mary Karr
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 16
Historian
Poet
Writer
Groves
Texas
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Tell
Complexities
Young
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Mother’s particular devils had remained mysterious to me for decades. So had her past. Few born liars ever intentionally embark in truth’s direction, even those who believe that such a journey might axiomatically set them free.
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Nobody sounds good writing about your divorce, let's face it.
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I do have a really good memory. I mean, like, I can remember all the phone numbers of everybody on the street I grew up on.
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I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I'd sooner do without air than prayer.
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The voice of God does not pander, offers no five-year plan, no long-term solution, nary an edict. It is small & fond & local. Don't look for your initials in the geese honking overhead or to see thru the glass even darkly. It says the most obvious crap - put down that gun, you need a sandwich.
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Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. Paying attention to the marketplace isn't a healthy thing for me.
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Even the best of us are at least part-time bastards.
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I'm not nearly smart enough or imaginative enough to tackle the novel form. Never happen.
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Be willing to be a child and be the Lilliputian in the world of Gulliver.
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