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Ellen Gilchrist is an American novelist born on February 20, 1935. Her works are known for their profound character development and delicate emotional portrayal, exploring themes such as personal identity, gender, and interpersonal relationships.

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“Family and work. Family and work. I can let them be at war, with guilt as their nuclear weapon and mutually assured destruction as their aim, or I can let them nourish each other.”

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Book:The Writing Life

Source: The Writing Life

“At one level inspiration is the ability to see beauty and mystery in everything men and women do.”

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“One of the reasons I am happy now is that I did the work I had always dreamed of doing. But I didn't start doing it seriously and professionally until I was forty years old.”

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Book:The Writing Life

Source: The Writing Life

About the Author

Born: February 20, 1935
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 26

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A Dangerous Age: A NovelRelated source material

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