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Well this election is bugging her (and being Salon we don't have to say why). But she offers some excellent non-political quotes to deal with life and I thought I would share two
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First, "The great novelist E.L. Doctorow once said that writing a novel is like driving at night with the headlights on: You can only see a little ways in front of you, but you can make the whole journey this way. It is the truest of all things; the only way to write a book, raise a child, save the world."
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Second, "Laughter is carbonated holiness. It is chemo. So do whatever it takes to keep your sense of humor."
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And finally from her own head, "Call the loneliest person you know. Go flirt with the oldest person at the bookstore. Fill up a box with really cool clothes that you haven't worn in a year, and take it to a thrift shop. Take gray water outside and water whatever is growing on your deck. This is not a bad metaphor to live by. I think it is why we are here. Drink more fluids. And take very gentle care of yourself and the people you most love: We need you now more than ever.