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“Lots of words have been written about home being where your heart, your love, your dog, your parakeet, whatever, is. I get it—bricks and mortar don’t make a home and all that jazz … For me, home is where you find the touchstones of your life … … And that’s the thing about touchstones: Unlike a house, you can take them with you.”

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Book:South Toward Home: Adventures and Misadventures in my Native Land
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