I have a lot of empathy for women who fit their writing into the crevices of their too-busy … - Christina Baker Kline

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Most people aren't appreciated enough, and the bravest things we do in our lives are usually known only to ourselves. No one throws ticker tape on the man who chose to be faithful to his wife, on the lawyer who didn't take the drug money.

Christina Baker Kline

I have a lot of empathy for women who fit their writing into the crevices of their too-busy lives, as I once did.

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Time constricts and flattens, you know. It's not evenly weighted. Certain moments linger in the mind and others disappear.

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I learned long ago that loss is not only probable but inevitable. I know what it means to lose everything, to let go of one life and find another. And now I feel, with a strange, deep certainty, that it must be my lot in life to be taught that lesson over and over again.

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So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason - to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?

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One of the wonderful things about being a writer is that you're constantly dredging up some arcane knowledge or long-forgotten experience, rediscovering old passions and interests.

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It's human nature to want to think the best of others, but if you listen carefully, people will always tell you who they are.

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The work-life balance is a harsh reality for so many women, who are forced every day to make impossible choices. Do they take their kids to the doctor. . . and risk getting fired? Do they work weekends so they can afford to send their kids to better childcare. . . even though it means even less time with their families? Do they take another shift at work, so they can pay for piano lessons for their kids. . . even though it means they have to stop volunteering for the PTA? It just shouldn't be this difficult to raise healthy families.

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