Writing is like breathing underwater. It's really hard to do unless you can imagine yourself a nice set of gills.

Alane Adams
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  3. And why are we supposed to be serious about God? Did God show up and crack the whip? “You there, Annie in Ohio, I see you laughing a lot and frankly it really pisses Me off. .. “ (50)

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  5. Sometimes the dying live more fiercely and wisely than the rest of us. (146)

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