Tom Lake
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Plenty of days I thought I would be an English teacher because English was my best class and the idea of a life spent reading and making other people read appealed to me.
This is so relatable. As a teenager, whole world is like a candy shop when trying to figure what to pursue as a career when one grows up!


“I thank Thornton Wilder, who wrote the play that has been an enduring comfort, guide, and inspiration throughout my life. If this novel has a goal, it is to turn the reader back to Our Town, and to all of Wilder’s work. Therein lies the joy.”
― Tom Lake
― Tom Lake

“I wanted to teach English, join the Peace Corps, save a dog’s life, sew a dress.”
― Tom Lake
― Tom Lake
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