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I find a great deal of comfort and care in my faith and prayer. I'd sooner do without air than prayer.

~Mary Karr

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I do have a really good memory. I mean, like, I can remember all the phone numbers of everybody on the street I grew up on.

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I don't think I look like the pope's favorite Catholic - at least not under close scrutiny.

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Both my parents were agnostic. My mother was kind of a Buddhist. She had some spiritual tendencies, but they were kind of flaky - New Agey, you know? Which is partly why I'm suspicious of that sort of thing. I'm skeptical of any spiritual practice that doesn't involve other people and doesn't involve some sort of consistent tradition.

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On a piece of prose, you have to work at least six hours a day. I don't know how you can do that and teach and raise a kid and paint the house.

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Most of the people I write about I'm still in touch with, so I would be loath to make up stuff about them.

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I'm always astonished by the confidence my readers put in me.

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Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don't.

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Success has affected my self-definition in that I have more money. Writers pooh-pooh that idea, but it's a huge deal.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: January 16th, 1955

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