"I think, like a lot of people on this issue, I have really changed my thinking here to, ‘I don’t ever want to stand i…"

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"I want to believe that it is sometimes our greatest and most difficult pain that leads us to our lives' purpose."

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"Don’t try to impose your will on a book before you know what it is—or what it needs. Writing is a kind of trust exerc…"

"I used concrete blocks and sandbags for weights. I'd do an hour of weight training at home in the morning. My uncle, …"

"At lunchtime I'd train at the Domain. I ran in army boots for 30-45 minutes. The theory was that when I didn't have t…"

"Then after work I'd be back at the Domain, or at one of the other parks. I'd be watched by Jim Bellwood, my coach. He…"

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