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You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters.

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James Dashner
Age: 51
Born: 1972
Born: November 26
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Cobb County
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James Smith Dashner
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And then they were kissing. Something exploded within his chest burning away the tension and confusion and fear. Burning away the hurt of seconds earlier. For a moment it felt like nothing mattered anymore. Like nothing would matter ever again.
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He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. The soft lights that ringed the mirror lit up the message in a warm glow. It was two short sentences: KILL ME. IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN MY FRIEND, KILL ME.
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I'm gonnna break your faces!
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Dude, you tried to slice my you-know-what's off! Thomas laughed, something that he hadn't done in a long time. He welcomed it happily. Too bad I didn't. Could've saved the world from future little Minhos.
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She smiled for the first time, and he almost had to look away, as if something that nice didn’t belong in such a glum and gray place, as if he had no right to look at her expression.
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Good try, ya bugging shank. The Gathering elects Runners, and if you think I'm tough, they'd laugh in your face.
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I don't think there is a right or wrong anymore. Only horrible and not-quite-so-horrible.
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Minho looked at Thomas, a serious expression on his face. If I don't see you on the other side, he said in a sappy voice, remember that I love you.
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Rose took my nose, I suppose,” he repeated the bubble of phlegm in his throat made a disgusting crackle. “And it really blows.
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Ah, my Knight in Shining Armor. What, you don't think I can fend for myself?
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