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I think... the secret is to just settle for the shape of your life takes...Instead of you know, always waiting and wishing for what might make you happy.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Always
Instead
Think
Takes
Thinking
Secret
Life
Waiting
Wishing
Happy
Settle
Wish
Settling
Might
Shape
Make
Shapes

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