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“I think the very best thing about the internet is that I can read all the London papers every day if I want to.”

Quote by Anna Quindlen

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Anna Quindlen, born on July 8, 1952, is a renowned American author known for her insightful social commentary and delicate portrayal of everyday life. Her writing career began as a newspaper editor, later transitioning to novel writing, which has been well-received by readers. more

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“Keeping kids safe is sometimes a delusion. The world is a perilous place. Sometimes the kitchen is a perilous place.”

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“I never think about issues when I'm working on a novel. Issues are things that happen to people in sufficient numbers to elicit widespread attention; in other words, they're just life happening. That's what I think about: life, and telling a story.”

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“Frankly, I'm mainly telling the story to myself. Thinking about audience is too daunting, and worst case, invites you to homogenize, to soften the hard edges of things.”

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“There are a million moving parts to raising kids, and you can't always anticipate them all, especially when they are teenagers and their peers play such a huge role in their lives. If you offer independence, there is one kind of pitfall; if you shelter them too much, there is another. And sometimes you do everything right and something bad just happens. It's as simple, and as scary, as that.”

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“I'm going to live long enough to live in an America that will assume universal health care is a basic right. That will be amusing and terrific.”

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