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When you mix dirt with water, the dirt doesn't get clean. The water just gets dirty.

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Amanda Hocking
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 12
Novelist
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Rochester
Minnesota
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Wendy!” Finn shouted pulling me from my moment with Loki. “What are you doing? You’re married. And not to him.” “Nothing slips by you does it.” Loki asked.
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And I'm stuck in it with no way out. I love you, and I can't stop, and you don't even care!
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I guess what I'm trying to say is that you can't live somebody else's life for them. They have to make their own choices, and sometimes all we can do is learn to live with them.
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I need to call Matt and let him know I'm okay, I said. Finn held the passenger door open while I got inside. As soon as he got in the driver's seat, I turned to him. Well? Can I call him? You really want to? Finn asked as he started the car. Yes, of course I do! Why is that so suprising?
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You should get married more often, Loki teased. It makes you feisty.
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Just because we don't understand why they'd cover up something doesn't mean they aren't, Bobby said, and we both turned to look at him. Now you just sound paranoid, I said. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you, Bobby said with an expression so serious that I couldn't help but laugh.
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His lips brushed against mine. Delicately at first, almost testing to see if this was real.
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I hate that you do this to me. I hate how crazy you make me. I hate you! - Wendy
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A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't, Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. That's such a fortune-cookie answer, I said with a laugh, and even he smirked at me.
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I looked at him like he was an idiot, but he didn’t notice. Or maybe he got it so often, he thought that was how people looked at him.
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Travelling is a great time to catch up on my reading. It's hard falling asleep in new places, but a good book always makes it easier.
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