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I usually learn more from the situations I hate than the ones I love.

Wally Lamb

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Usually
Ones
Situation
Learn
Hate
Love
Situations

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I love revising. If you demystify the process, it comes down to four strategies: what can I do to make the draft better what should I cut out to make it stronger what do I need to do to clarify it and finally, what should I reposition.
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With destruction comes renovation.
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I walked over and looked closer at the statue of the goddess. She was wearing a headdress with a skull and a cobra and a crescent moon. Maybe this is what peace of mind was all about: having a poisonous snake on your head and smiling anyway.
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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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I am a plodder, I make an appointment with my computer everyday and I have no idea where I am going.
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I write to find out what the story means to me, that is what I try to do especially with the first draft.
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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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I won't read novels while writing novels.
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The greatest griefs are silent.
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Love grows from the rich foam of forgiveness, mongrels make good dogs, and the evidence of God exists in the roundness of things.
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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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Connecticut is in my blood.
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Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed.
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I work hard, do my best and send it out to the world hoping that people can relate to it. I accept any reaction and hope they think it is worth reading.
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The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.
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If the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.
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But what are our stories if not the mirrors we hold up to our fears?
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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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People waste their happiness - that's what makes me sad. Everyone's so scared to be happy.
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