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Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
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Norwich
Connecticut
Human
Pictures
Humans
Caught
First
Behavior
Early
Attention
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Stories
Hardship
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A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity.
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Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all.
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The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs.
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All the dead bolts, pulled shades and hidden knives in the world couldn't protect you from the truth.
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