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A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher

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Sue Halpern
Sue Halpern

Sue Halpern is an American writer born on February 12, 1955. Her works span across the genres of fiction and non-fiction, known for her profound insights and unique narrative style. more

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“Because I know what it's like to feel alone. I know what it's like to live in a paper world, to be good at hurting people, to think everybody should just shut up and do what you say. And then I remember that deep down, people are good, everybody's trying, and nobody deserves respect just for being powerful. So if I've got the voice in my head that tells me to crush people, then I think you probably have the voice that says the other thing too. If people keep calling us heroes and villains, they'll never know how close we came to listening to the other voice all those times.”

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