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I'm Gretchen Ribin and this is a little happier.

I know I talk so often about finding the right words for a difficult situation.

I love hearing someone choose the right words.

And right now I'm giving myself a gold star because I figured out myself, a comforting

thing to say in a tough situation.

I thought I've had it a lot and finally I came up with a right response.

And as is so often the case with the right words, they apply in many situations and as

is so often the case, they apply to me as much or more than they apply to other people.

Now I'm often in a situation where I'm talking to a fellow writer who is hopeful and anxious

about a book that's about to come out.

I've had people say things to me like, this book is my best shot at breaking out or I've

worked on this book for 10 years, it had better be well received or this book could change

my career.

Those are big statements of big hopes.

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