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“For twenty years I have ached to go back home, when there was nobody there to whom I could return.”

Anne Lamott

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Raising a child, whether or not it is yours, is like Nautilus of the heart and soul.

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All criticism hurts me. I'm so in the wrong business.

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We are going to die, as is everyone we adore - I hate this! But the question is, how do we live as women and men in the face of this? Why do we let ourselves be so distracted and obsessed by meaningless B.S. in light of having one short, precious life? When are we going to wake up and…

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Sentiment is the mightiest force in civilization; not sentimentality, but sentiment. Women will bring this into politics. Home, sweet home, is as powerful on…

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“It is not the force of the wind, but the depth of the roots.”

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If your life's at a juncture and you need to think about things, there's nowhere better than home. However old you are.

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Most days, I go home and I feel rejuvenated. I feel ebullient.

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If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding war, why we need to cut the military budget by 50%, why we need to bring back our troops scattered overseas, the police force of the world, in over a hundred countries, something like eight hundred…

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Houses are like the human beings that inhabit them.

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The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.

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I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.

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A home is not a museum. It doesn't have to be furnished with Picasso paintings, or Sheraton suites, or Oriental rugs, or Chinese pottery.…

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As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls and old gay men together - there's a safety. They make a shield from all of the bad things they've experienced in the world. They make a home together. There are no songs about that. I…

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