"I'm not going to experience the reality of hardship that sometimes my characters live in. I'm very cautious about that."

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Why am I more cautious as I age instead of the other way around? I wonder if it's all tied in to failure. I tend to forget my gains and remember only the losses. The failures have piled up, wreaking havoc with my confidence until, as an adult, I've become afraid to take chances.

— Joan Anderson