And then the dreams break into a million tiny pieces. The dream dies. Which leaves you with a choice: you can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream.

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I don't think any day is worth living without thinking about what you're going to eat next at all times.

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Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.

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Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape.

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You do get to a certain point in life where you have to realistically, I think, understand that the days are getting shorter, and you can't put things off thinking you'll get to them someday. If you really want to do them, you better do them. There are simply too many people getting sick, and sooner or later you will. So I'm very much a believer in knowing what it is that you love doing so you can do a great deal of it.

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The hardest thing about writing is writing.

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I have a theory that children remember two things-when you weren't there and when they threw up.

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I think if you're lucky enough to find a voice in whatever you do, that voice will come sneaking out no matter what.

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When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.

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Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

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