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You do right by me, I'll show you a life most suckers can't even dream of.
Sara Gruen
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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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How is it that everyone on this train has so much alcohol? We always head to Canada at the beginning of the season, she says taking her seat again. Their laws are much more civilized. Cheers.
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Must protect my little pockets of happiness.
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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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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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Then I lie down on the horse blanket and drift into a dream about Marlena that will probably cost me my soul.
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Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.
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I hate this bizarre policy of protective exclusion, because it effectively writes me off the page.
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You work hard on a book and throw it out there and then it's beyond your control.
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Dear God. Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care of.
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Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it.
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The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing.
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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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Sometimes I think if I had to choose between an ear of corn or making love to a woman, I'd choose the corn.
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I want her to melt into me, like butter on toast. I want to absorb her and walk around for the rest of my days with her encased in my skin. I want.
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The thought has cheered me, and I'd like to hang onto that. Must protect my little pockets of happiness.
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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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...if you expect people to try to do things your way, you're going to have to give some hints as to what that way is.
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Even when I look straight into the milky blue eyes I can't find myself any more. When did I stop being me?
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Although, pretending not to notice is almost worse than noticing.
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I tend not to think about the reading public at all, or the business, when I'm writing.
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