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" I do think that there's an art form to parenting, and I have nothing but admiration for those who do it well. "

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" I tend not to write books that are really, really long, and I'm also a pretty fast writer. "

" As for the notion that everything has already been said, maybe it has, but life is like meatloaf: there are so many different ways to present it. "

" I have not been in a book club where there were any men, and I have not, in fact, heard of book groups that were mixed. "

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" The world of literature is so rich and so enriching. The value is inestimable of what reading does for you. "

" I suppose writing nonfiction did prepare me for writing fiction. Whenever you write anything, you're honing your skills for writing anything else. "

" When I write, I operate as a writer and a reader both - I never know what's going to happen. "

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" It is true that all mothers do things differently from their own mothers, but they don't necessarily do them better. "

" Never try to copy other writers, and never try to have a formula. It has to come from your heart and soul. "

" Writing is, of course, a solitary occupation. But for many writers, myself included, it's through writing that we make certain vital connections. "

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" I always wrote as a vehicle for expression but did not try writing for publication until my mid-thirties, at which time I started writing for magazines. I wrote essays and then short stories, then moved into novels. "

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