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But what I hope for from a book - either one that I write or one t

But what I hope for from a book – either one that I write or one that I read – is transparency. I want the story to shine through. I dont want to think of the writer. – Anne Tyler

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The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest. – Anne Tyler

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For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood. – Anne Tyler

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Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine – what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age. – Anne Tyler

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I have always striven to raise the voice of hope for a world where hate gives way to respect and oppression to liberation. – Theodore Bikel

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Pope John Paul II brought hope to all corners of the world, to people of all faiths and backgrounds, with his powerful belief in the human spirit. – Jerry Costello

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Never deprive someone of hope it might be all they have. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely think so. Ah delusive hope, how much further wilt thou lead me? – John James Audubon

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