"Life is simply better when we are with others, and worse when we are isolated. God designed us to be connected, and life breaks down when we are not."

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At the beginning of a novel, a writer needs confidence, but after that what's required is persistence. These traits sound similar. They aren't. Confidence is what politicians, seducers and currency speculators have, but persistence is a quality found in termites. It's the blind drive to keep on working that persists after confidence breaks down.

— Walter Kirn