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Wallowing was for elephants, depressing people and depressing elephants

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Cassandra Clare
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 31
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Film Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Teheran
Judith Rumelt
Elephants
Depressing
People
Wallowing

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That does it, said Jace. I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year. Why? Isabelle said. So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means.
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He didn't know what books meant to her, that books were symbols of truth and meaning.
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It was odd, (Tessa thought), what brought out tenderness in people.
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Max, Jace said. Max, I’m so sorry.
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If you insist on disavowing that which is ugly about what you do, you will never learn from your mistakes.
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