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No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevi

No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isnt yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words. – Roddy Doyle

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When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself – am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: I am control of this and no one is telling me what I can do. – Roddy Doyle

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teacher
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Schools dont really allow failure and yet its a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing. – Roddy Doyle

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A womans experience is different from a mans in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media. – Carly Fiorina

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Disease is an experience of a so-called mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body. – Mary Baker Eddy

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The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety. – Sigmund Freud

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You know, American citizens, I dont think, ever thought that the right to the pursuit of happiness did not include the right to marry the person you love. But for a whole number of Americans, gay Americans, that happens to be true. – Andrew Sullivan

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