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Joyce Carol Oates

"When you're fifty you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity-but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial."

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"When you're fifty you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity-but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial."

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"Stop tagging everyone into your life's profile. For all you don't know, some will neither comment nor commend you; some may not like or hike with you! Evil companies corrupt good morals... Watch who goes with you and why! ...live life soooo well!!"

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"I am seeing life in two dimensions, human and divine."

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"If we born into the world, we must seek rebirth in the world."

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"Happiness is immeasurable joy."

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"PORTERThis is a lot of knocking! Come to think of it, if a man were in charge of opening the gates of hell to let people in, he would have to turn the key a lot."

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"Have a ray of sunshine and light with you everywhere you may go."

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"Night comes to the desert all at once, as if someone turned off the light."
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"It is the most horrific thought-my husband died among strangers."
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