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Life is a whoopee cushion, a chair pulled away just as you were taking a seat.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Seats
Taking
Away
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Life
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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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However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences - and I stray pretty far from mine - I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously.
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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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A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity.
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