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It feels so weird to be able to just kind of buy things when I want them or need them.

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Amanda Hocking
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 12
Novelist
Writer
Rochester
Minnesota
Weird
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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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A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't.
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