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I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.

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I always want to write something better than the last book.

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I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard.

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I think if the writing comes too easily, it shows - it's usually hard to read.

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Continuity is one of the things I like about New England.

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I do believe that enduring geological features are important, though I don't think I can be clear about exactly why.

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In a very basic way, a prominent landmark such as Mt. Holyoke tells you where you are. They let you know that you're not the first person in a place.

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Things were here before you and will be here after you're gone. The geographic features, especially, give you a sense of your own place in the world and in time.

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The combination of domesticity and wildness - that's a deep expression.

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Paul Farmer has helped to build amazing health care system in one of the poorest areas of Haiti. He founded Partners in Health, which serves the destitute and the sick in many parts of the world from Haiti to Boston and from Russia to Peru.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: December 12th, 1945

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