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See the world as it is, not as you wish it would be

E. Lockhart

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E. Lockhart
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: September 13
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New York City
New York
Emily Jenkins
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I suffer migraines. I do not suffer fools.
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Don't call me Alessandro, or this could get ugly. Oh, then may I call you Alice?
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I swear, I have no understanding of other human beings.
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These guys, they were so sure of their places in life--so deeply confident of their merit and their future--they didn't need any kind of front at all.
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We can't know or say what other people do. You have to think what you want to do to get the situation where you want it to be.
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We shouldn't piss them off, explained Frankie, because who knows what they'll do now that they've united.
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Get over it, Roo. If you have friends who actually like you, you’re popular enough.
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If you don't want to be in an argument with someone, it is probably best to try to solve the problem, rather than lying around hoping the other person will do it for you.
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