A chaplain is trained to talk to anybody of any faith, not to become the patient's minister. My own religion doesn't need to enter the conversation. I'm there as a friend I'm there for the patient.
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A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme.Diane Johnson
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We have kids who are following the race in Italy, Australia, in Iceland, just everywhere. It's really exciting.
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