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If you risked love, it took you wherever you wanted to go. If you repressed it, you ended up unhappy.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Ended
Wherever
Unhappy
Took
Wanted
Love
Risked
Repressed

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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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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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