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But in the end, fighting for a love that was already gone felt like trying to live in the ruins of a lost city.
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Books could be an incredible adventure. I stayed under my blanket and barely moved, and no one would have guessed how my mind raced and my heart soared with stories.
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My life was my life; I would have to stare it down, somehow, and make it work for me.
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And that's when he finally tells me his name is Ernest. I'm thinking of giving it away, though. Ernest is so dull, and Hemingway? Who wants a Hemingway?
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She was also incredibly confident, with a way of moving and talking that communicated that she didn't need anyone to tell her she was beautiful or worthwhile.
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No longer shall I paint interiors with men reading and women knitting. I will paint living people who breathe and feel and suffer and love.
Edvard Munch
Paula McLain
Born:
1965
(age 59)
Bio:
Paula McLain is an American author best known for her novel, The Paris Wife, a fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway's first marriage which became a long-time New York Times bestseller.
Known for:
Circling the Sun: A Novel (2015)
The Paris Wife (2011)
A Ticket to Ride: A Novel (1986)
Stumble, Gorgeous (2005)
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