Griffin Gooch
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Philip Yancey:
How did you decide what made the cut? The first 200 or so pages took place before you hit college, and you only address your post college career in the last 35 or so pages. Was this because your other writing spanned some of your post college years or was the focus on youth deliberate?
Philip Yancey
You got it. Most of my books describe my pilgrimage as an adult, so I saw no need to repeat. Besides, childhood is our most formative time. As Annie Dillard said, writers keep writing about their childhoods because that's the only time they really live!
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Marie
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Philip Yancey:
My husband and I have been listening to you this past month reading your memoir, mostly during long trip in our car. we just finished tonight. Lot of thoughts and emotions are going on in our hearts and minds. I relate to your upbringing, as I grew up in a fundamentalist french church. At time it was very painful to listen. I was wondering, how did Marshall or your mom reacted to the publishing of your memoire?
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