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Boxing’s not that straightforward,” said Eldric. “You can practice and practice, but the real experience will always be different. Lots of things are like that, actually.
Franny Billingsley
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Franny Billingsley
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: July 3
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Imagine a world without shadows. You cannot touch a shadow, but a world without them is a hard world, and flat.
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Father’s silence is not merely the absence of sound. It’s a creature with a life of its own. It chokes you. It pinches you small as a grain of rice. It twists in your gut like a worm. Silence clawed at my throat. It left a taste of burnt matches.
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Blast Cecil!” said Eldric. “You have my permission,” I said.
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I hated myself, but I also loved myself in a hateful way.
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I was asking about lust, wasnʼt I? I was fairly certain of it. But isnʼt love supposed to come before lust? It does in the dictionary.
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My own mask stayed just where it ought. I’ve had lots of practice.
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