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The Mars Rover sent back stunning photos [last week] indicating the past presence of water. The pictures show tiny splotches of blue on the Red Planet. The other theory is that the satellite dish on the rover accidentally picked up CNN's election coverage.

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I don't believe in the art-for-art's-sake philosophy. With the raw material before me and the gifts within me, I did my best to celebrate the voices and intelligence and sweetness and dreams of the children in spite of their chaotic, outer worlds.

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I think fiction allows us to sit for a while with people we would rather not meet.

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Maybe if we can find time to hug and cherish our families and the people around us, child suicide or college suicide wouldn't be rampant.

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I'd say my religious life has shaped my worldview; my writing, I'd say too, is an extension of the pulpit. . . it reaches folks who don't care for organized religion in a different way.

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I'm happy if my book makes you want to kiss your family. . . if we can reconcile with each other no matter where we are on the globe.

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I have been very afraid of writing about other cultures and countries. I've been worried about getting the research wrong. I ask a lot of questions. I try to visit the area. If I'm not able to do that, I search out people from that country who live elsewhere and ask questions.

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