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You may be right,' she said, a phrase which here meant 'I’m wrong, but I don’t have the courage to say so.

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Daniel Handler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 28
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There are two good reasons to put your napkin in your lap. One is that food might spill in your lap, and it is better to stain the napkin than your clothing. The other is that it can serve as a perfect hiding place. Practically nobody is nosey enough to take the napkin off a lap to see what is hidden there.
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Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree, because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch, or you might simply get covered in sap, and for this reason many people choose to spend their time alone and indoors, where it is harder to get a splinter.
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But I must admit I miss you terribly. The world is too quiet without you nearby.
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who would dare think that, forever? Some idiot girl who wouldn’t know how things played out.
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Just about everybody has written a first novel that they throw away before writing their actual first novel.
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