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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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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
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Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all.
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But I think this: that whatever prices I've paid, whatever sorrows I shoulder, well, I have blessings, too. Not just my family now, but the others-the ones who have died...They're with me still. They're here...
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I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
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A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity.
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The greatest griefs are silent.
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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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If you risked love, it took you wherever you wanted to go. If you repressed it, you ended up unhappy.
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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 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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Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore deeper truths.
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When I was a kid... I needed to belong.
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Love is like breathing, you take it in and let it out.
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