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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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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
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Draft
Mean
Especially
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Write
Stories
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Connecticut is in my blood.
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If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and do something about them.
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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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Love stories are probably all Ive ever been able to write or want to write.
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I need to get lost and sometimes my characters lead me to places I don't expect to go.
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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 usually learn more from the situations I hate than the ones I love.
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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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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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Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all.
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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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