My dad and mom divorced when I was around ten, and I didn't live with him after that, though he was close by and we saw each other weekly. I wasn't really aware that he was a writer I didn't start reading his writing until I was about fifteen. It occurred to me then that my dad was kind of special he's still one of my favorite writers.

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This quote talks about the speaker's parents' divorce when they were a child, and how their relationship with their father changed as a result. Despite not living together, the speaker maintained regular contact with their father. The speaker admits that they were unaware of their father being a writer until their teenage years when they started reading his work. At that point, they realized their father's talent and began to appreciate him as a special and favorite writer. This quote highlights the transformative realization and admiration the speaker developed for their father's writing abilities.

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