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There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates from a deep truth inside of us and empowers us to act. Once you identify your inner genius, you will be able to take action, whether it's writing a check or digging a well.

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I think many people need, even require, a narrative version of their life. I seem to be one of them. Writing memoir is, in some ways, a work of wholeness.

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Novels attempt to render human experience; that's really all they are. They are meant to convey empathy for the character.

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I can't explain exactly why it lives within me for so long and passionately. But race matters to me; racial equality matters to me, as does gender. There is something about these kinds of social injustices that go to the deep of me.

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Giving voice to marginalised characters is extremely important to me. I want to explore the pain of disenfranchisement, the social strata and boundaries we create and how to make them more permeable.

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I had begun to write novels because of a fierce, self-serving impulse in my own heart. I had not considered the potential in a book for felt communion, the bright largesse of intimately participating in the lives of other people.

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People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.

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It's always been my hope that I would write a story that would inspire and would connect with people in a way that would touch hearts.

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I eventually found that the soul is more than an immortal commodity to win and save. It is the repository of the inner divine, the truest part of us.

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When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: August 12th, 1948

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