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Joan Frank is an American author born in 1949. Her works are known for their deep emotional insight and delicate prose, primarily focusing on personal growth and identity exploration. Frank's writing has gained widespread recognition in the literary world and has won multiple awards.

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“I'm told some people no longer bother to have friends at all - can't fit them in.”

People Friends Fit Bother

Author:Joan Frank

“Lovers and even some family members may come and go but the friendships that take root abide. Sometimes the best of what is true survives as if it had an independent will: The coals of friendship keep themselves alive until something happens to rekindle them.”

Ifs May Sometimes Happens Friendship Alive Lovers Members Roots Independent Things Happen Coal Comes And Goes Family Members

Author:Joan Frank

“Yes, letter writing is antiquated - though there remain a few renegades who still so treasure the luxury of contemplating their lives in letters that they would rather write than call.”

Writing Stills Letters Treasure Luxury Contemplating Letter Writing Renegades

Author:Joan Frank

“Public depictions of women still tend to remain rigid and narrow - about the size of a coffin, say.”

Stills Women Size Coffins Depiction

Book:Desperate Women Need to Talk to You

Source: Desperate Women Need to Talk to You

“I found myself face to face with a long line of people resembling extras off the set of Night of the Living Dead: shuffling along, pale and twitching, empty cups in hand -- murderous. Miserable. No matter that the air was rich with vapors of fresh-ground beans and warm muffins; no matter that the soft piped-in Vivaldi poured over us like steamed milk. These angry zombies were rushing to work, and their eyes flashed fair warning: Don't mess with us. We haven't had our coffee.”

“Coffee: we can get it anywhere, and get as loaded as we like on it, until such teeth-chattering, eye-bulging, nonsense-gibbering time as we may be classified unable to operate heavy machinery.”

May Eye Heavy Coffee Teeth Nonsense Culinary Machinery Loaded

Author:Joan Frank

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Born: 1949
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