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Part of being a writer is defending your vision and not caving in to outside pressures.

Jennifer Crusie

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Jennifer Crusie
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 17
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
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I'm Min's fairy godmother, Charm Boy,' Liza said, frowning down at him. 'And if you don't give her a happily ever after, I'm going to come back and beat you to death with a snow globe.' What happened to bibbity bobbity boo?' Cal asked Min. That was Disney, honey,' Min said. 'It wasn't a documentary.
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As far as I'm concerned the last good man went when Elvis died.
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You’ve always been nuts. That’s fine. I can deal with nuts. But lately, you’ve been depressed nuts. I can’t deal with that. - Anthony
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You got shot at and you still got me an air conditioner.
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The measuring and mixing always smoothed out her thinking processes - nothing was as calming as creaming butter - and when the kitchen was warm from the oven overheating and the smell of baking chocolate, she took final stock of where she'd been and where she was going. Everything was fine.
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I believe things will work out for us if we just believe in ourselves.
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That’s not a father. That’s a sperm donor. Forget him. He’s a mess. Concentrate on me. I’m terrific. (Linc Blaise)
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