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She is not writing with a prescription, or at least not one for this earth. Nor is she celebrating the commonplace. She is concentrating on one thing at a time.\" - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The property that Ruefle deems private is the impalpable nature of the inner life we all share; it is at once ours and everyone's. 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