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Paulette Alden Quotes

Her grandmother, as she gets older, is not fading but rather becoming more concentrated.

Her grandmother, as she gets older, is not fading but rather becoming more concentrated.

Paulette Alden
Grandma, Grandmother, Grandpa
Paulette Bates Alden (1988). “Feeding the Eagles: Short Stories”

Home, as far as I'm concerned, is the place you have to leave. And then, if you're like me, spend the rest of your life mourning.

Paulette Alden
Home, Mourning, Rest Of Your Life

Writing the short story is essentially an act of grace. It's not a matter of will so much as trust. I try to let the story do some of the work for me. It knows what it wants to do, say, be. I try not to stand in its way.

Paulette Alden
Writing, Grace, Trying

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