All we really want is to get to the point where the past ca… - Richard Ford

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All we really want is to get to the point where the past can explain nothing about us and we can get on with life.

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Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is an American novelist and short story writer, best-known for his novel The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day and The Lay of the Land, and the short story collection Rock Springs, which contains several widely anthologized stories.

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