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One of the very first things I figured out about life…is that it’s better to be a hopeful person than a cynical, grumpy one, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you’re hopeful, you have more fun.

Barbara Kingsolver

A dog can’t think that much about what he’s doing, he just does what feels right.
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Doe Dog Thinking
Fiction and essays can create empathy for the theoretical stranger.
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Empathy Fiction Stranger
I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
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Best Work Offer Thinking
Given my own circumstances, I find that anything can turn out to belong nearly anywhere.
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Circumstances Given Turns
Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.
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Balance Expectations Pajamas
Insomnia’s different,” I said. It was hard to explain this to people. “You know the light that comes on when you open the refrigerator door? Just imagine it stays on all the time, even after you close the door. That’s what it’s like in my head. The light stays on.
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Doors Insomnia Light
When I want to take God at his word exactly, I take a peep out the window at His creation. Because that, darling, He makes fresh for us everyday.
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Everyday Want Window
Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.
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Creativity People Writing
Libraries are the one American institution you shouldn’t rip off.
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Book Library Rip
I never think that anything I’m writing is bluntly political in any way. I’m not going for commentary.
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Political Thinking Writing
Cooking is 80 percent confidence, a skill best acquired starting from when the apron strings wrap around you twice.
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Animal Skills Vegetables
I considered her my ally, because, like me, she was imperfect.
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Allies Imperfect Like Me
The truth needs so little rehearsal.
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Honesty Needs Truth
Every betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side.
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Betrayal Heads Perfect Tails
If you want sweet dreams, you’ve got to live a sweet life.
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Dream Sweet Want
There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.
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Perfect Time Writing

One of the very first things I figured out about life…is that it’s better to be a hopeful person than a cynical, grumpy one, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you’re hopeful, you have more fun.

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One of the very first things I figured out about life…is that it’s better to be a hopeful person than a cynical, grumpy one, because you have to live in the same world either way, and if you’re hopeful, you have more fun.

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