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Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That's what life's all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.

Wally Lamb

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Wings
Scared
Shy
Risk
Jumping
Challenges
Wing
Getting
Airplane
Jobs
Climbing
Away
Onto
Life
Determined

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I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.
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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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I try to find something that applies not to me only, but to others, but don't try to control it too much. Essentially it is about what moves us, teaches us about ourselves.
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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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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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