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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
Life
Roundness
Sign
Presence
Design
Beyond
May

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I thought about how love was always the thing that did that - smashed into you, left you raw. The deeper you loved, the deeper it hurt.
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Love is like breathing, you take it in and let it out.
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I try to stick with what moves me or teaches me about myself, same thing I hope the novels do for others.
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If the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.
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The point is this: that the stream of memory may lead you to the river of understanding. And understanding, in turn, may be a tributary to the river of forgiveness.
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People waste their happiness - that's what makes me sad. Everyone's so scared to be happy.
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Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore deeper truths.
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A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity.
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Hardest thing: creating something out of nothing - the first draft is torturous.
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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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Eastern Connecticut is very different from Western we're more liverwurst than pâté, more bowling than polo.
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