The present was enough, though my work in the cemetery told me every day what happens when you let an unsatisfactory present go on long enough: it be… - Louise Erdrich

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The present was enough, though my work in the cemetery told me every day what happens when you let an unsatisfactory present go on long enough: it becomes your entire history.

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About Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich (born Karen Louise Erdrich June 7, 1964) is an American author, novelist, poet, and children's author who features Native American themes in her writings. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Ojibwe people.

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Alternative Names: Karen Louise Erdrich

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But then as time passed, I learned the lesson that parents do early on. You fail sometimes. No matter how much you love your children, there are times you slip. There are moments you can't give, stutter, lose your temper, or simply lose face with the world, and you can't explain this to a child. (p236)

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And Patrice thought another thing her mother said was definitely true — you never really knew a man until you told him you didn’t love him. That’s when his true ugliness, submerged to charm you, might surface.

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