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Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: There was no shorthand for "I'm sorry." You

There was no shorthand for "I'm sorry." You were obliged to speak those two words. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I wasn't a cynic; I was a banged-up

I wasn't a cynic; I was a banged-up realist. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Your museum of pain. Your sanctuary of justifiable

Your museum of pain. Your sanctuary of justifiable indignation. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: As my early drawings warned me, where humans

As my early drawings warned me, where humans go, lions and tidal waves follow. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Only there's two sides to every story, you

Only there's two sides to every story, you know. You just remember that. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: It is important for children to learn that

It is important for children to learn that they are the sum of those who have come before them. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: That's the problem with survival of the fittest

That's the problem with survival of the fittest ... the corpse at your fett. That little inconvenience. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: All the dead bolts, pulled shades and hidden

All the dead bolts, pulled shades and hidden knives in the world couldn't protect you from the truth. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: If the book is true, it will find

If the book is true, it will find an audience that is meant to read it. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I celebrate art that shakes complacency by the

I celebrate art that shakes complacency by the shoulders and shouts, 'Wake up! — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Who gets the change?" the clerk asked. "You

Who gets the change?" the clerk asked. "You or ... your fella?"
Oh, he's not my boyfriend," I said. "He's my mother. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Love is like breathing, you take it in

Love is like breathing, you take it in and let it out. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: That's often the case, of course - that

That's often the case, of course - that creation and madness begin to dance with each other. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: It is the firstborn's burden to unravel the

It is the firstborn's burden to unravel the knots that younger brothers make. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: You can be two things if you're a

You can be two things if you're a woman, Dolores. Betty Crocker or a floozy. Just remember your place - even if it kills you. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: A woman who surrenders her freedom need not

A woman who surrenders her freedom need not surrender her dignity. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: A fiction writer weaves a fabric of lies

A fiction writer weaves a fabric of lies in hopes of revealing deeper human truths. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well

Power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: What if I don't like adventure?Then cultivate a

What if I don't like adventure?
Then cultivate a taste for it. Take a chance. That's how you grow. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: She's got a certain feisty charm for a

She's got a certain feisty charm for a racist. Not to mention all those great dead-animal stories. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Maybe that's what love is. Having someone who

Maybe that's what love is. Having someone who guides you through different experiences, coaxes you to try news things but still makes you feel safe. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Just don't ever let it happen to you,

Just don't ever let it happen to you, Dolores. Let people just shit all over you. Don't you ever become some man's personal toilet that way I did. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: What fools men are, and what an evil

What fools men are, and what an evil thing is war. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: You were the same person, no matter what

You were the same person, no matter what state you happened to be stuck breathing in. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: "I love you" was just three meaningless words

"I love you" was just three meaningless words without the actions that went with them — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Guess what?' I said. 'I have a psychic.'His

Guess what?' I said. 'I have a psychic.'
His head tilted questioningly, birdlike.
A sidekick? — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: You orchestrate happiness, Dolores - you work at

You orchestrate happiness, Dolores - you work at it. You don't catch it as it hurls toward you like a football — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Love grows from the rich foam of forgiveness,

Love grows from the rich foam of forgiveness, mongrels make good dogs, and the evidence of God exists in the roundness of things. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I'm not supposed to need fixing; I'm the

I'm not supposed to need fixing; I'm the strong one - the lookout. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: People are not like Tupperware, with their lids

People are not like Tupperware, with their lids on securely. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I cried because I had no shoes. Then

I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: why would white dudes want to change things

why would white dudes want to change things when they held all the cards? — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Mine is a story of craving.Each memory makes

Mine is a story of craving.
Each memory makes me a child again. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: He who goes questing for what he wants

He who goes questing for what he wants may discover, along the way, what he needs. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take

Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: You sit around feelin' sorry for yourself and

You sit around feelin' sorry for yourself and you're dead. Sittin' on your ass can get to be a disease worse than what you got. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Cucinala come vuoi, ma sempre cocuzza el...Cook squash

Cucinala come vuoi, ma sempre cocuzza el...Cook squash anyway you like, but it's still squash. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Father's command is a son's law!

Father's command is a son's law! — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: You're just catching me during one of my

You're just catching me during one of my fallow periods, that's all. One of my compost years. I'm expecting a creative leap pretty soon now. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: He was right. And he was an insensitive

He was right. And he was an insensitive shit. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the

Religion's just a well-oiled profit-driven denial of the randomness of it all. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I wanted to connect a modern story with

I wanted to connect a modern story with a myth that I had read. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The key to peace within my soul, he

The key to peace within my soul, he said, was to cast aside my bitterness and resentment. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: When I was a kid ... I needed

When I was a kid ... I needed to belong. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Jack Speight undid me, then I almost undid

Jack Speight undid me, then I almost undid myself. But I've undone some of the bad, too, some of the damage. With help. With luck and love. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I ask you for the time of day,

I ask you for the time of day, you tell me how to build a clock! — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: We'd all be a bunch of geniuses if

We'd all be a bunch of geniuses if we had hindsight ahead of time. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The World is a very old place, so

The World is a very old place, so you'll never be able to tell a completely original story — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: If you want people to flock to art,

If you want people to flock to art, lure them with pancakes. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By E.L. Doctorow: Writing is like driving at night in the

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. — E.L. Doctorow

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I love the most the students with troubled

I love the most the students with troubled lives. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The hair on your head affects people and

The hair on your head affects people and is a testament to the world about who you are.
- Bonnie Foreshaw (Tabatha Rowley's story) — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I like to write first-person because I like

I like to write first-person because I like to become the character I'm writing. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Bless me, Father, for I have sinned," I

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned," I repeated. "But never as much as I have been sinned against! — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: As anxious and limited as that love might

As anxious and limited as that love might have been, it had been love nonetheless. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Sometimes we want something to be true so

Sometimes we want something to be true so badly that we convince ourselves that it is true. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: That's the trouble with survival of the fittest,

That's the trouble with survival of the fittest, isn't it, Dominick? The corpse at your feet. That little inconvenience. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Your twin brother is, as you said, an

Your twin brother is, as you said, an abandoned house. If no one is home, then someone is missing. So you grieve. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Fiction writing is a strange business when you

Fiction writing is a strange business when you think about it. You sit down and weave a network of lies to explore deeper truths. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: If you want your prayers answered, get up

If you want your prayers answered, get up off your knees and do something about them. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: One thing I've learned in my program is

One thing I've learned in my program is that guilt is a wasted emotion, you know? Look back on the past but don't stare. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The whole world was crazy; I'd flattered myself

The whole world was crazy; I'd flattered myself by assuming I was a semifinalist. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: America's been living on borrowed time all these

America's been living on borrowed time all these years ... Playing the world's whore, wallowing in our greed. Now we're going to pay the price. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Motherless children have a hard time when the

Motherless children have a hard time when the mother is gone. That — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: This was a career, not an emotional disorder.

This was a career, not an emotional disorder. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Renovate your life, the old myths say, and

Renovate your life, the old myths say, and the universe is yours. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable:

Comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable: — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Don't write stories for teenagers or any other

Don't write stories for teenagers or any other group," she advised. "Write them for yourself and let the audience that needs them find them. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The greatest griefs are silent.

The greatest griefs are silent. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: When you deserved it, even the mail could

When you deserved it, even the mail could rape you. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: You know what 'Dolores' means? It's Latin, means

You know what 'Dolores' means? It's Latin, means sadness. Our Lady of Sorrow. Why are you so sad? — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Sometimes the closer we got to a situation,

Sometimes the closer we got to a situation, the less clear it looked. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: God, that's always the thing you have to

God, that's always the thing you have to decide with high school kids: what to make an issue of, what to let go. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: He's splitting me open, I thought. He'll break

He's splitting me open, I thought. He'll break me and then I'll die. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: But what are our stories if not the

But what are our stories if not the mirrors we hold up to our fears? — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Depression was, in some ways, a crisis of

Depression was, in some ways, a crisis of energy. I had heard her say that before; we were in reruns. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: La lingua non ha ossa, ma rompe il

La lingua non ha ossa, ma rompe il dorsol... The tongue has no bones but can break a man's back! — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Look, don't just stare at the pages," I

Look, don't just stare at the pages," I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: He said he wanted a Happy Meal.

He said he wanted a Happy Meal. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: People walk in the door because they need

People walk in the door because they need you to take care of them
to feed them or fix them. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: If your twin was dead, were you still

If your twin was dead, were you still a twin? — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: She preferred to get high on life.

She preferred to get high on life. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The world is made of stairs; some go

The world is made of stairs; some go up and some go down. . . . — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: And would you three like peanuts, pretzels, or

And would you three like peanuts, pretzels, or Biscoff cookies with those? — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: So maybe that's what love means. Having the

So maybe that's what love means. Having the capacity to forgive the one who wronged you, no matter how deep the hurt was. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The "what-ifs": they'll do a number on you.

The "what-ifs": they'll do a number on you. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: The seeker embarks on a journey to find

The seeker embarks on a journey to find what he wants and discovers, along the way, what he needs. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: That coincidence is God's way of staying invisible?

That coincidence is God's way of staying invisible? — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Because what good's confession without penance - right,

Because what good's confession without penance - right, — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: That melting pot stuff was always more about

That melting pot stuff was always more about what this country wanted to believe about itself than the way people really felt. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Sometimes when you go looking for what you

Sometimes when you go looking for what you want, you run right into what you need. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Here is a girl who is pretty in

Here is a girl who is pretty in a quiet way. I bet she's had a very sad life. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I like to be surprised. The best writing

I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Love comes in far more shapes and sizes

Love comes in far more shapes and sizes than what the family-values crowd condones, of course. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Sarcasm is a suit of armor.

Sarcasm is a suit of armor. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: I think I write fiction for the opportunity

I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Faith doesn't give warranties.

Faith doesn't give warranties. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: Her shut-eyed smile transformed itself into something else:

Her shut-eyed smile transformed itself into something else: the smile of someone brave and knowing, someone whose pain had made her wise. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: A life I didn't choose chose me.

A life I didn't choose chose me. — Wally Lamb

Wally Lamb Quotes By Wally Lamb: A purple African violet so lush and fleshy

A purple African violet so lush and fleshy it looked edible ... his fingers as cool and smooth as beach stones. — Wally Lamb