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I hate this bizarre policy of protective exclusion, because it effectively writes me off the page.

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Sara Gruen
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Vancouver
British Columbia
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But it all zipped by. One minute Marlena and I were up to our eyeballs, and the next thing we knew the kids were borrowing the car and fleeing the coop for college. And now, here I am. In my nineties and alone.
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The only thing that makes me crazier than writing is not writing.
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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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Must protect my little pockets of happiness.
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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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Keeping up the appearance of having all your marbles is hard work, but important.
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Honey, I plan to marry you the moment the ink is dry on that death certificate.
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Although, pretending not to notice is almost worse than noticing.
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Being the survivor stinks.
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I stroke her lightly, memorizing her body. 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 lie motionless, savoring the feeling of her body against mine. I'm afraid to breathe in case I break the spell.
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I roll onto my side and stare out the venetian blinds at the blue sky beyond. After a few minutes I'm lulled into a sort of peace. The sky, the sky--same as it always was.
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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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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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Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it.
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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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