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Mark Salzman is an American writer born on December 3, 1959. His works are known for their profound psychological insights and exploration of Eastern culture.

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Famous Mark Salzman Quotes

“It's a mean story, Helen fumed. An absentee father who demands that his children put him at the center of their lives and beg for his return. Sister Priscilla didn't think it was mean, apparently. She was so in love with God that she had married him, even though she would not see his face, hear his voice, or feel his embrace for as long as she lived. One of us, Helen, thought is flying blind.”

God

Book:Lying Awake

Source: Lying Awake

“... "She said that no matter how many times we hear what it costs to follow Christ, we're still shocked when the bill comes, and we wonder all over again if we can pay it. If we make an act of faith then, it counts more than on the days when we feel sure.”

Faith

Book:Lying Awake

Source: Lying Awake

“My writing is how I maintain.”

Writing

Book:True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

Source: True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

“When one heart moves the whole web trembles.”

Heart Whole Moving

Book:Lying Awake: A Novel

Source: Lying Awake: A Novel

“Every moment a beginning. Every moment an end.”

Ends Moments

Book:Lying Awake: A Novel

Source: Lying Awake: A Novel

“What if I have it all upside down? What if I'm the one who knows nothing of God, and the people in the world are actually interceding on my behalf with their ordinary daily struggles”

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Author:Mark Salzman

“Am I really a person who lives by faith? God can surely tell the difference between someone who walks in darkness and someone who walks with her eyes shut. Which am I?”

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Book:Lying Awake: A Novel

Source: Lying Awake: A Novel

“Our world cannot be complete without you, and without hearing what you have to say. True justice cannot exist without compassion; compassion cannot exist without understanding. But no one will understand you unless you speak, and are able to speak clearly (Sister Janet to the students, page 155).”

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Book:True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

Source: True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall

“The nurse pointed out that identical twins were already clones in a sense, and Mother Emmanuel suggested that the soul to worry about belonged to the person who would have himself cloned at great expense when so many unwanted children were going hungry.”

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Author:Mark Salzman

“If I serve you in hopes of Paradise, deny me Paradise.If I serve thee in fear of hell, condemn me to hell.But if I love thee for love of thyself,then grant me thyself.”

Ifs Hell Deny Thee Paradise Grants Thyself

Author:Mark Salzman

“If you do all that work of figuring out exactly how writing is done, then it's available to you at anytime, and you can build on it. It's like the difference between shooting one hoop and having it go in by accident and saying later, 'I shot a basket,' - and practicing so much you can do it whenever you want.”

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Author:Mark Salzman

About the Author

Born: December 3, 1959
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 11

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Lying Awake: A NovelRelated source material

Lying AwakeRelated source material

True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile HallRelated source material

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