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Lauren Alexander

Lauren Alexander, the author of CHOICES 86,400 a day and THE CHINABERRY TREE, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois with High Distinction in the English Honors Program before earning a law degree at the University of Mississippi School of Law. Following law practice and a federal court clerkship, she returned to her literary roots. She lives in Oxford, Mississippi with her husband and memories of a legendary dog named Noether and a cat named Cat.

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“When my father would stop and ask for directions,'you can't miss it' were the only words he heard.”
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“Why doesn't everyone speak the same language?”
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“When something happens, no matter how ordinary,there comes a time when it will never happen again.”
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“A broken heart is not a metaphor.And it sickens everyone in the room.”
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“If you are having trouble with someone,you may be having more trouble with yourself.”
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“We can reconstruct yesterday or construct today. We don't have time to do both.”
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“A life unconsidered is a slow death.”
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“If you're not happy with yourself, don't count on being happy with anyone else.”
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“If you have to pencil in your passion, you're just wasting time.”
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