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"I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn't paid for what she writes."
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"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."
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"Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night."
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"It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego."
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"Books choose their authors; the act of creation is not entirely a rational and conscious one."
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"It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the beginning."
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"Think before you act and act on what you believe."
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"I will act as if what I do makes a difference."
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"There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord."
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"Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on."
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"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."
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"At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood."
Home
"Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men's stories about wars, business, power."
Power
"I compromised my ability to tell my story, at the most basic level."
Ability
"I continued to protect him with my silence."
Silence
"Teach a child to play solitaire, and she'll be able to entertain herself when there's no one around. Teach her tennis, and she'll know what to do when she's on a court. But raise her to feel comfortable in nature, and the whole planet is her home."
Home
"The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what I've written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval."
Fear
"Some literary types subscribe to the notion that being a writer like Salinger entitles a person to remain free of the standards that might apply to mere mortals."
Being
"A person who deserves my loyalty receives it."
Loyalty
"Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love."
Age
"The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn."
Parenting
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