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Cheryl Strayed wrote for years before having a bestselling book. She knew the important thing was writing every day.

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The husband was in some deep sh*t, but then Judy Blume came to help.

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“My brother has autism and growing up we just never really connected. Then one day I started reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy out loud and something about that book clicked with him. After that we became closer.”

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Listen up, fellas, and shut your mouths before I kill you all.

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Are You There, God? It’s Me, Holden Caulfield.

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“The Hobbit”: Because you can seriously read this whole damn thing in a Sunday afternoon. What’s stopping you?

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If life is a test, Judy Blume has the friggin’ answer key in her back pocket.

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Sometimes, while recalling an incident from her upbringing, the soft whimpering noises will grow louder. “What’s wrong, Joan?” I ask her. Tilting her head upward, her voice wavering, she’ll reply, “California.” And I will know exactly what she means.

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This is by no means a complete list of things I’ve read or even enjoyed, and the sad fact of the matter is that I know that I’m leaving out a ton of great books for the sake of time, simplicity, and the fact that I can no longer remember their titles (I’m such a book-slut). But these are the ones that stood out.