"The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life."

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People seem able to love their dogs with an unabashed acceptance that they rarely demonstrate with family or friends. The dogs do not disappointment them, or, if they do, the owners manages to forget about it quickly. I want to learn to love people like this, the way I love my dog, with pride and enthusiasm and a complete amnesia for faults. In short, to love others the way my dog loves me.

— Ann Patchett