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The point is, stories can be all lengths. Never underestimate the power of “less is more.

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Darynda Jones
Age: 59
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Friona
Texas
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Less
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My powers of persuasion are only as strong as the bullshit I have to back it up. - Charley Davidson
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That boy needs a hobby. Stalking is a hobby. So is serial killing.
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After a long, labored sigh, I said, “She was really happy when I got there. I’m pretty sure she was suicidal when I left.” “You do have that effect on people.
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SOME GIRLS WEAR PRADA. SOME GIRLS WEAR GLOCK 17 SHORT RECOIL SPRING-LOADED SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOLS WITH A LOADED CHAMBER INDICATOR AND A NONSLIP GRIP. - T-SHIRT
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Charley: If you‘re not going to tell me where you are, if you‘re not going to trust me to help you, then why are you here? Why bother? Reyes: Because you‘re the reason I breathe.
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Where you just possessed? Cookie asked after a long moment, awe softening her voice. 'Cause let me tell you, sweetheart, if that was possession, I'm selling my soul.
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But, you're his son, I said, trying really hard to hate him. You're the son of Satan. Literally. And you are the stepdaughter of Denise Davidson. Wow. That was a bit harsh, but, Okay, point taken.
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I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger. - T-SHIRT
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She blinked at me, then realized I was panicking. Honestly, it was like admitting to murder before being interrogated. “Ms. Davidson,” she began, but I decided to trip her up, to throw her off the trail of blood I’d left like an injured animal. “I don’t speak English.
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I sort of got off on making bad guys sweat. Which was not unlike my love of making good guys sweat, just by very different means.
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His gaze slid over me like a veil of fire. He could ignite my deepest desires with a single glance. I decided right then and there no more reading romance novels by candelight.
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Okay, I'll strip. I'll tap dance. I'll sing 'La Cucaracha' in C minor.
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When fighting clowns, always go for the juggler.
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God I loved Sammy. I’d considered marrying him, but his wife got upset when I asked for his hand.
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I could hardly be responsible for my actions when everyone around me gave me every opportunity to sink to their low expectations.
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He was like chocolate-covered heroin, and I was an addict through and through.
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