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I write because I want more than one life; I insist on a wider selection. It’s greed, plain and simple. When my characters join the circus, I’m joining the circus. Although I’m happily married, I spent a great deal of time mentally living with incompatible husbands.

Anne Tyler
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I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.

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But if you never did anything you couldn't undo you'd end up doing nothing at all.

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...if you catalogue grudges, anything looks bad.

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Isn't a memorial service meant to comfort the living?

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I'm falling into disrepair

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...it's closeness that does you in. Never get too close to people, son.

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If I waited till I felt like writing, I'd never write at all.

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But I don't think people take bad advice. They've got intuition too, you know. In fact I'd be surprised if they take any advice at all.

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View your burden as a gift. It's the theme that has been given you to work with. Accept that and lean into it.

- Anne Tyler
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