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When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like you're going all out, like you're not afraid.

—Sue Monk Kidd in The Secret Life of Bees

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About Sue Monk Kidd

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Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12, 1948) is an American writer from Sylvester, Georgia. She is best known for her historical novels, which frequently deal with themes of race, feminism, and religion and include The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings.

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You're immature. You've been unable to adjust to the idea of war."
    "Yes, sir."
    "You have a morbid aversion to dying. You probably resent the fact that you're at war and might get your head blown off any second."
    "I more than resent it, sir. I'm absolutely incensed."
    ". . . Misery depresses you. Ignorance depresses you. Persecution depresses you. Violence depresses you. . . . You know, it wouldn't surprise me if you're a manic depressive!

—Joseph Heller

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