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- I've seen novels that have grown out of one story in a collection. But it hasn't occurred to me to take any of those stories…
- My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in…
- In the days that follow, he begins to remember things about Moushumi, images that come to him without warning while he is sitting at his…
- Some Indians will come up and say that a story reminded them of something very specific to their experience. Which may or may not be…
- I've inherited a sense of that loss from my parents because it was so palpable all the time while I was growing up, the sense…
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- All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
- Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. — Kevyn Aucoin
- When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin
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- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Get this in mind early: We never grow up. — Richard Bach
- People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. — Billie Joe Armstrong