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Your mind creates your reality. If you expect nothing, you open up the universe to give you options. If you expect the worst, you usually get it.

James Patterson

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James Patterson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 22
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Newburgh
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James Brendan Patterson
James B. Patterson
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Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! That phrase is ruined forever.
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You could have gotten a car with GPS, Total said helpfully. Yes, I said Or we could have brought along a dog that doesn't talk. I gave Angel a pointed look, and she smiled, well, angelically, at me. Total huffed, offended at me and climbed into her lap.
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A vet! I started laughing weakly and had to sit on the edge of the tub. A vet. Wait till they found out how appropriate that was.
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what was fang going to do BLOG about max throwing herself into space so she wouldn't have to kiss him again? NO instead he smashed his fist against the cave wall then grimaced at the pain and stupidity seeing his bloodied knuckles
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fang will be the first to die
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My thing is when we're doing a movie or TV show, I just want to go in and look at it and go, That was great.
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Dogs, dogs, go away, let me live another day.
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Listen up,” I said urgently. “It’s time to round up your gear. I’m gonna check in with Patrick, and then we’re getting the flock out of here.” Ha-ha.
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