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I find talking about my work harder than it might be if honesty wasn't my calling card.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: About Calling Card Find Harder Honesty Might Talking Than Work

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I wanted to be a novelist for so long.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Long Novelist Wanted

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I don't think ignorance is a way that you gain distance on something.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Distance Gain Ignorance Something Think Way You

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I think understanding is the way to gain perspective - and therefore can live among those hideous realities. You can live with them.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Among Gain Hideous Live Perspective Realities Them Therefore Think Those Understanding Way You I Think

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I have always felt extremely weird. But I am very happy with my weirdnesses, and I want other people to be very happy with theirs.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Always Am Extremely Felt Happy Other People Very Want Weird I Am

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To me, the idea of heaven would give you certain pleasures, certain joys - but it's very important to have an intellectual understanding of why you want those things.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Certain Give Heaven Idea Important Intellectual Joys Me Pleasures Things Those Understanding Very Want Why Would You

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I went to church irregularly and was mostly reading comics in the pew.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Church Comics Mostly Pew Reading

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In my 20s, I railed against anything 'spiritual'; I thought it was all crap.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Against Anything Crap Spiritual Thought

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I'd like to go back to poetry again. I really, really revere good poetry. It's been my private discipline.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Again Back Been Discipline Go Good Like Poetry Private Really Revere

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I think you only learn what kind of personality you have by committing to things.

~Alice Sebold

Topics: Committing Kind Learn Only Personality Things Think You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: September 6th, 1963

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