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As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in

As a novelist, I mined my history, my family and my memory, but in a very specific way. Writing fiction, I never made use of experiences immediately as they happened. I needed to let things fester in my memory, mature and transmogrify into something meaningful. – Ayelet Waldman

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Look, if you ask a child, Would you rather have a fulfilled mother or a stay-at-home Sylvia Plath, theyll pick Sylvia Plath every time. But I think its really important that children dont feel their parents emotional lives depend on their success. – Ayelet Waldman

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During the periods in my marriage when I chose to stay home with my kids rather than work as an attorney, it caused me no end of anxiety. Despite the fact that I knew I was contributing to our family by caring for our children, I still felt that my worth was less because I wasnt earning. – Ayelet Waldman

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I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didnt have to. He was older than other servicemen and had a family to support but he wanted to be a part of the fight against fascism, not just make movies about it. I admired this about him. – Jane Fonda

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The last three decades have seen the collapse of the family wage system. – Christopher Lasch

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Well family is obviously the most important. There was a time when I thought football was the most important. – Brett Favre

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President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise… is to help you and your family. – Mitt Romney

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I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone. – Gerald R. Ford

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