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Longing for something that you once had is a mistake because the pictures in your mind are never the same as whatever it is you are longing for.

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Jane Urquhart

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Born: June 21, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: Jane Urquhart, Order of Canada is a Canadian novelist and poet born in Little Long Lac, Ontario. She is the internationally acclaimed author of seven award-winning novels, three books of poetry and numerous short stories.
Known for:
  1. The Stone Carvers (2001)
  2. The Night Stages (2015)
  3. The Underpainter (1997)
  4. Sanctuary Line (2010)
  5. A Map of Glass (2005)

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