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24 quotes by Simon Van Booy

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As a single parent, I had become tyrannical in order to survive, and anything I couldn't control caused me enormous anxiety. As a naturally... →

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Single parenting is sometimes just a case of sitting around by yourself in mild despair, not knowing what to do.

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I once saved someone from drowning.

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I think anyone can fall in love, if you're open and you're willing, but the real test is sustaining it after all the excitement has worn off.

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Grief is a room without doors - but somehow, with its tinsel and cliches, Christmas finds a way in.

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I think John Coltrane is one of the great American heroes, like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson.

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Libraries are the ultimate restaurants for brain food. I sleep better knowing there are libraries. I would take a bullet for a librarian.

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Writers are often alone when they work. Hours pass in silence as one long moment; light fades as day turns back to face the coming night.

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I was living in a large apartment with no furniture, just a typewriter, and because I had nothing else to do with my time, it made me take my writing... →

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If you travel too often, you actually come face-to-face with what you're trying to escape. I feel like when I travel alone, sometimes it's... →

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In world mythology, there are countless examples of tragic characters whose greatest strength is also the source of their undoing. But the ancient... →

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Shoes are a neutral blessing for us because feet generally aren't regarded as a place where the battle for self-esteem is won or lost. Feet... →

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The joy of style lies not in how we look to other people, but in how we look to ourselves - and the most memorable and beautiful outfits are simply... →

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