Curtiss Ann Matlock

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Curtiss Ann Matlock

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Curtiss Ann Matlock is the author of 40 novels. With over 7 million copies in print worldwide, her books have earned rave reviews, spots on the USA TODAY bestseller list and numerous awards.

Born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, into a family of avid readers, Curtiss Ann began reading before entering first grade and was writing vignettes while still in elementary school. Her writing career began in her early thirties, with publication of two small, warm-hearted articles about her life, for which she received a total of $100. She was so enthused at this success that she immediately started writing her first novel. She also enrolled in the professional writing program at the University of Oklahoma, studying under the distinguished writer and
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Curtiss Ann Matlock Oh, Lordy, how do I deal with writer's block? I've run from it, cried over it, but the thing that has worked is to write my way through it. …moreOh, Lordy, how do I deal with writer's block? I've run from it, cried over it, but the thing that has worked is to write my way through it. (less)
Curtiss Ann Matlock Write what you feel. It has often been said to write what you know, but that is so limiting and often has no passion. It is what we feel about somethi…moreWrite what you feel. It has often been said to write what you know, but that is so limiting and often has no passion. It is what we feel about something that gives us true knowledge. Write what you feel, and keep writing.(less)
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“Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith. I don't agree at all. They are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the Passion of Christ”
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“Foolishness is the human condition, and exactly what God handles best.”
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“She knew he cared for her... but that it didn't matter. They each had to follow their own road.”
Curtiss Ann Matlock, White Gold

“He could ask Lilly to stay, and she might. But his pride refused to ask her... She had to make the choice on her own to stay. If she didn't make the choice, she'd always be looking east.”
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“We carry on. We have ourselves and we carry on- in spite of our losses and mistakes and women, I think, have more than most. We are good secret-keepers. We can tie weights to out guilt and passions, and hatred and deceitfulness, and let them sink down, so that you'd never know they existed at all. But we know. I can count all mine.”
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“Gratitude isn't a tool to manipulate the universe or God. It's a way to acknowledge our faith that everything happens for a reason even if we don't know what that reason is. ~Melody Beattie, 52 Weeks of Conscious Contact, pg. 34.”
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“Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself...do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.”
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