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You do right by me, I'll show you a life most suckers can't even dream of.

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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Author
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Vancouver
British Columbia
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Life
Suckers
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The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing.
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I am further back, surrounded on all sides by wailing men, their faces shiny with tears. Uncle Al promised three dollars and a bottle of Canadian whiskey to the man who puts on the best show. You've never seen such grief-- even the dogs were howling.
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Being the survivor stinks.
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Jacob: I've never seen so much manure. Wade: Baggage stock horses. They pack'em in 27 a car. Jacob: how do you stand the smell? Wade: what smell?
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I look after those who look after me. He smacks his lips, stares at me, and adds, I also look after those who don't. - Sara Gruen (Water for Elephants)
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He stares at me, and then leans back in his chair. He's ill, Jacob. I say nothing. He's a paragon schnitzophonic. He's what?! Paragon schnitzophonic, repeats Uncle Al. You mean paranoid schizophrenic? Sure. Whatever. But the bottom line is he's mad as a hatter.
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Honey, I plan to marry you the moment the ink is dry on that death certificate.
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I just can't. I'm married. I made my bed and now I have to lie in it.
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Although there are times I'd give anything to have her back, I'm glad she went first. Losing her was like being cleft down the middle. It was the moment it all ended for me, and I wouldn't have wanted her to go through that.
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I don't like outlining, because books are organic things. Sometimes a book doesn't want to be written in a certain way.
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Although, pretending not to notice is almost worse than noticing.
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With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.
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It's as though I've been sleepwalking and suddenly woken to find myself here
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Don't want to get tipsy and break a hip.
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I have to convince myself that this is not a pointless life, even the body is telling me so.
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Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.
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I'm truly grateful for my microwave, which allows me to easily clarify butter, steam vegetables, and - when I am really lazy - feed my three kids in less than five minutes.
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Gorillas are in danger of being wiped out by the Ebola virus. I feel like we have limited time to get to know them and understand them and they're going to disappear - that's terrifically sad. Wouldn't it be great if we could stop that?
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