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Milan Kundera, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING

We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to come.
 

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Milan Kundera, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
June 11, 2011

Nancy Thayer: Her Father as Inspiration

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Among her many novels, Nancy Thayer has penned The Hot Flash Club series, as well as HEAT WAVE, a perfect book for summer that's hitting bookstores on June 21st. Below, Nancy turns her attention to her father, from whom she learned the power of writing. Not only would her father run the car for her during blizzards, but he also inspired several characters in her novels.

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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom.
 

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