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My family always comes first. My world revolves around my husband, Peter, our daughter, Victoria, and our son, William, but not necessarily in that order. Then, it's this fascinating world of publishing that devours most of my days and many nights.

~Dorothea Benton Frank

Topics: Always Around Daughter Days Family Fascinating First Husband Many Most Necessarily Nights Order Our Peter Publishing Revolves Son Then Victoria William World

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What I wanted to do was to earn enough money to pay for my mother's house. When my mother passed away, I wanted to buy it from the rest of my family and keep the house in the family. That was the only reason I even attempted writing for money.

~Dorothea Benton Frank

Topics: Attempted Away Buy Earn Enough Enough Money Even Family House Keep Money Mother Only Passed Pay Reason Rest Wanted Writing

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I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement. It gave me a vision that I could do something different, and it gave me an understanding that I wasn't a monster, or sport, or a betrayer of my family.

~Dorothy Allison

Topics: Been Could Died Different Family Gave Me Monster Movement Something Sport Think Understanding Vision Women Would I Think

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If somebody gave you several thousand dollars and nothin' to do but write, would you be a writer then? Would you tell your stories, your family's stories, then?

~Dorothy Allison

Topics: Dollars Family Gave Nothin Several Somebody Stories Tell Then Thousand Would Write Writer You Your

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My family had a membership to the Riverside Yacht Club where my brother, Sandy, learned to sail, and I competed in local swim races. My sister, Marcia, became a competitive springboard diver, and my brother excelled in water polo.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Became Brother Club Competitive Excelled Family Had Learned Local Membership Polo Races Riverside Sail Sandy Sister Swim Water Where Yacht

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My whole family, my father's side, there was a great deal of depression, and my mother's side as well.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Deal Depression Family Father Great Great Deal Mother Side Well Whole

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Our family life, before figure skating turned it upside down, seemed normal. Our town of Riverside, Connecticut, was part of Greenwich, and we had the advantage of their wonderful community, with great beaches and beautiful parks.

~Dorothy Hamill

Topics: Advantage Beaches Beautiful Before Community Connecticut Down Family Family Life Figure Figure Skating Great Greenwich Had Life Normal Our Parks Part Riverside Seemed Skating Town Turned Upside Upside Down Wonderful

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As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.

~Doug Collins

Topics: Back Basketball Bills Broadcasting Care Coaching College Contract Could Day Done Family Given Gone Greatest High High School If I Could Look Me Never Olympics Pay Professional School Signed Sleep Take Take Care Thrills Wondering

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Father's Day was great, but all the family gatherings brought up my mother's death. Maybe it's me, because I am a wimp. We would get together, but there was someone missing!

~Doug Davidson

Topics: Am Because Brought Day Death Family Father Get Get Together Great Maybe Me Missing Mother Someone Together Up Would I Am

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I lost my mother, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and we had to relocate my dad after 58 years in the family home. That was tough.

~Doug Davidson

Topics: After Alzheimer Dad Disease Family Had Home Lost Mother Suffered Tough Who Years

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