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“The thing about life is we already know the ending is death. Personally I have tried to at least give the bits in the middle every chance of surprising me. We all start and end the same , but what happens in between might be up to us”

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Book:Living the Best Day Ever
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Book:The Sorceress
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“Many people have asked me how they can start writing. My reply is simple: just start. To paraphrase Michelangelo Buonarroti: The poem was always there, it is a matter of removing the words which are not needed, and rearranging those that remain. My work is a personal journey from where I was, to where I am going, with pauses to rest for where I am currently standing.”

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Book:Words from a Distant Time
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