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" A person who deserves my loyalty receives it. "

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" 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. "

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" The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art. "

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" The process of writing has always started for me when I put myself in a place where no one distracts me. "

" I believe every one of us possesses a fundamental right to tell our own story. "

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" A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen. "

" Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones. "

" When people ask what I write about, that's what I tell them: 'The drama of human relationships.' I'm not even close to running out of material. "

" If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself. "

" I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that. "

" Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men's stories about wars, business, power. "

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