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“Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word THINK. I found THINK thumbtacked on a bulletin board in her darkroom. I saw it Scotch-taped on a pencil box she’d collaged. I even found a pamphlet titled THINK on her... read more

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  • “After ten years in New York, things continued to stand out, like the photograph Woman Seen from the Back by Onesipe Aguado, at the Met. What does she see facing the wrong direction? I wanted to see it too. . . . It's hard to believe a woman's back made it clear that seeing rather than being seen could be something extraordinary, but it did. The power of photography's ability to evoke rather than explain inspired me.”
    Diane Keaton
  • “Now that I've lost my father, they're even more invaluable; a word for you to remember. By invaluable I mean essential, or, if not essential, then part of a quality of life that can't be replaced.”
    Diane Keaton
  • “Hear me out on this; one of the big benefits of having siblings is a shared history.”
    Diane Keaton
  • “Being adopted is to start life with loss. It's not necessarily a bad thing. Loss helps us learn how to handle goodbyes.”
  • “I find peace in these words, probably because death is a mystery and at times a torturous burden to live with.”
    Dorothy Hall

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Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans

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Think

Part One
Chapter 1- Dorothy
Chapter 2 - Jack

Part Two
Chapter 3- Manhattan
Chapter 4- Big Year
Chapter 5- The List
Chapter 6 - The Uphill Climb Versus the Downhill Slide
Chapter 7- Di-Annie Hall
Chapter 8- Something Big for a Small Family

Part Three
Chapter 9- Artistic
Chapter 10- This Isn't Sometimes, This is Always
Chapter 11- Aftermath
Chapter 12- Hello
Chapter 13- The Gray Zone
Chapter 14- Then Again

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This is book 10 of 16 in New York Times Bestsellers - Hardcover Nonfiction (Current). (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
This book is in Amazon.com Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
This is book 6 of 10 in Amazon.com Best Books of November (2011). (authoritative list)

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  1. Diane Keaton (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House, New York
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9781400068784
Page Count: 304

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  • Library of Congress: PN2287.K44A3 2011
  • Dewey: 791.43

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