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It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you

Jacqueline Carey

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Jacqueline Carey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Novelist
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Highland Park
Illinois
Sworn
Militia
Oath
Learns
Obey
Everyday
Entire
Military

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I wondered if he could ever understand that it was a blessing, not a sin, to be graced with more than one love. It could be complicated of course it could be complicated. And it opened one up to the possibility of more pain and loss. Still, it was a blessing I would never relinquish. Love, genuine love, was always a cause for joy.
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What's the point of being a grown-up if you can't indulge the kid inside you every now and then?
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Pain redeems all. It is the awareness of life, a reminder of death.
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If you will not die for us, you cannot ask us to die for you.
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