Douglas Kennedy (writer) - The pursuit of happiness (2001)

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The only time you truly become an adult is when you finally forgive your parents for being just as flawed as everyone else.

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If there is an abiding theme in 'The Pursuit of Happiness,' it is the idea that you come into the world already shaped by other people's past histories.

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We don't like admitting this, but it is a key component of human existence: the fact that life has the potential for things both wondrous and horrific.

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Tragedy is one of the larger prices we pay for being alive. No one ever sidesteps tragedy. It is always there, shadowing us.

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The decision to write full time was made when I was twenty-eight years old and had just had two small plays accepted for BBC Radio.

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