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She said that her job as a writer of fiction was to report on the human condition, to tel us who we are and what we think and what we do.

She said that her job as a writer of fiction was to report on the human condition, to tel us who we are and what we think and what we do.
– Elizabeth Strout

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  3. It seems to Henry, as he takes his seat in his usual middle pew, that women are far braver than men – Elizabeth Strout
  4. … and that was when I learned that work gets done if you simply do it. – Elizabeth Strout
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  8. To listen to a person is not passive. – Elizabeth Strout
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  12. Oh, is that my report, father?’ said Mike, with a sort of sickly interest, much as a dog about to be washed might evince in his – PG Wodehouse
  13. The condition you’re in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts. – Debasish Mridha
  14. When doing a job -” any job -” one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever. – Hyman G Rickover
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  18. All story fiction is both truth that happens and never happens. Fiction is always about humanity, even if no subject is humanitarian or even human. – Richard Bunning
  19. I am not a slow writer, I am not a fast writer . . . I am a half-fast writer. – Robert Lynn Asprin
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  36. Interestingly, the more Americans report knowing about Muslim countries, the more likely they are to hold positive views of those countries. (p. 155) – John L Esposito
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  39. I got my heart checked, report says it’s perfectly normal, there is no trace of love in it – Rushabh Patel
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