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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.

Sara Gruen

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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Author
Novelist
Writer
Vancouver
British Columbia
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Organic
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Books
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Sometimes
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Outlining

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They grew fat and happy--the horses, not the children, or Marlena for that matter.
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I scan the room. Catherine is writing quickly, her light brown hair falling over her face. She is left-handed, and because she writes in pencil her left arm is silver from wrist to elbow.
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I stare at her for a long moment. I want to kiss her. I want to kiss her more than I've ever wanted anything in my life.
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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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The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing.
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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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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 hate this bizarre policy of protective exclusion, because it effectively writes me off the page.
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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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You do right by me, I'll show you a life most suckers can't even dream of.
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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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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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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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...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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When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It's fate.
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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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Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.
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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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