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I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.
Tom Perrotta
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Tom Perrotta
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 13
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Jill felt an emptiness open inside of her as she lifted her arm, a sense that something vital was being subtracted from her life. It was always like that when somebody you cared about went away, even when you knew it was inevitable, and it probably wasn't your fault.
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From a distance, it makes perfect sense that the people and the things you think will save you are the very ones that have the power to disappoint you most bitterly, but up close it can hit you as a bewildering surprise.
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It felt good, the whole family together on a sunny morning in a wholesome environment. If it hadn't been for the warshiping God part, he would have happily attended church on a regular basis.
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I read 'The Great Gatsby' in high school and was hypnotized by the beauty of the sentences and moved by the story about the irrevocability of lost love.
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He made me think of all the books I hadn't read, and all the ones I'd read but hadn't fully understood.
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I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut.
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I write about kids growing up, I write a lot about schools and parents, and all of my experiences with those things have been suburban experiences.
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