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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
Writer
Rochester
Minnesota
Dirty
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Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.
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I get that we can't be together. And it's not like I'm so weak-willed that the simple act of saying hello to me will cause me to jump your bones in the hall.
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Sometimes it seems to me that that’s all my life has been, a series of things that I loved deeply that I could never have.
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I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.
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I don’t know. After the downstairs, I assumed something creepier and dirtier.” I shrugged. “You didn’t have electricity down there.” “It’s for dramatic effect.” Loki gestured widely. “It’s a dungeon.
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What I told you before is still true. I want to know that when you're with me, it's because you want to be, not because you have to be.
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I predict a long reign ahead of you. Years of being referred to as Your Majesty, Your Grace, Your Excellence, My Liege, My Queen, My Lovely.” “I don’t think that last one is a formal title,” I said. “It should be.
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I decided to go along with it. If he tried to give me the runaround, I would bolt. I didn't have time to waste on vague answers and evasive language. Matt and Rhys were captive, and Rhys couldn't even sit down.
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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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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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You know what would be fun? Nobody wants to play Guitar Hero. But you can play the Beatles! You loved the Beatles!
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Who was that?” I whispered, as if the walls could hear me. They were lined with pictures, a few of which I recognized as being painted by master painters. “Rhys.” “Yeah, I know but… is he my brother?” I asked. I had already decided that he was foxy, so I really hoped that he wasn‟t.
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Have you tried? Tove countered, his eyes sparkling. Well...no, I admitted. Do it. How? He shrugged. Figure it out. You're really good at this training thing, I said with a sigh.
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I've taken every writing class I've had available. I took classes in high school, and I took English and writing classes in community college, but I dropped out of college. I also attended a local writing workshop two years ago.
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How could you do nothing to him, if you fought so hard?” she asked. “I’m lust and he’s wrath!” he yelled. “I’m a lover, he’s a fighter!” Virtue - A Fairy Tale
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I haven’t prepared my speech yet,” I sighed and Tove stood up. “What should I say about him?” “Well, if you plan to say anything nice, you’re going to have to lie,” Tove muttered as he walked over to his closet.
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I don't know why you're making the poor girl play with you, Peter said. You're going to completely slaughter her. Well, I am the greatest Guitar Hero player of all time, Jack said.
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In case you haven't noticed, I'm a lover not a fighter.
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A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.
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Finn: I look at you because I can't look away Wendy. Wendy: That's kinda creepy. Finn: I will work on being less creepy then.
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