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The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.

Wally Lamb

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Roundness
Sign
Presence
Design
Beyond
May
Life

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What if I don’t like adventure? Then cultivate a taste for it. Take a chance. That’s how you grow.
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When I was a kid... I needed to belong.
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Take what people give you. Drink their milkshakes.
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