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[autumn__sweater]

Oates was discussing her newly printed journals from 1973 to 1982 with the poet  Lawrence Joseph, when she commented on how often we take things for granted throughout life and that we so seldom remember the actual words our loved ones spoke to us. I thought that last bit was quite beautiful--seemingly so obvious, yet I had never considered such

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[bluepony]

was this at a poetry reading or something??

[autumn__sweater]

No, it was an event put on by the National Book Critics Circle at the Barnes and Nobel in Tribeca.