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“I'm an urban person who loves living in the country.”

Quote by Dani Shapiro

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Dani Shapiro is an acclaimed American author born on April 10, 1962. She is known for her works in the genres of fiction, essays, and memoirs, which are characterized by their profound emotional depth and delicate prose. more

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“I do strongly identify with being Jewish. I was raised Orthodox and had a childhood complicated by the fact that my father was deeply religious and my mother was not.”

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“Our pain is a part of who we authentically are.”

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“It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward.”

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“Confidence is highly overrated when it comes to creating literature. A writer who is overly confident will not engage in the struggle to get it exactly right on the page - but rather, will assume that she's getting it right without the struggle.”

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