People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have.

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When I'm working on something, I proceed as if no one else will ever read it.

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I forget a book as soon as I finish writing it, which is not always a good thing.

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I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.

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My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get very crummy.

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My decision to start a new one is just that, a decision, since I never get inspirations.

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While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

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It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice.

Anne Tyler in Celestial Navigation (1974)
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It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice.

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In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them.

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