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Sometimes I feel like I'm on top of the world, and other mornings I feel like crap.

Victoria Chang

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Victoria Chang
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 1
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I've always done things that were good for me, whether they were viewed as being as prestigious or whatever.
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As I published books, I realized, that's not really what I want. I don't care about the books as much anymore. I just want to write poetry.
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Sometimes people ask me to do stuff in New York, like Can you read at this thing? And I say, Nooo, I can't just get on a plane with these two screaming children - I can't just get rid of them on such short notice and take vacation and fly over to New York.
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I'm a total bottoms-up kind of person. I like things to bubble up.
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My life in general, orderly or not, it allows me more freedom in my own writing. Sometimes I wonder, though - I have friends that sit around and just write all day. And I think it's the coolest thing.
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