A Quote by Ethan Canin

Although I think I'm relatively happy as a person, I think there's something unhappy at the root of all my writing. I'd say optimistic but unhappy. Nothing that's particularly original, other than that we're going to live and die, and terrible things happen.

Ethan Canin

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Ethan Canin
American - Author
Born: July 19, 1960

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When you are unhappy about something, you can always find thousands of other things to be happy!

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