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The desperation meeting the silence with its unmasked wish.

Libba Bray

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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
Novelist
Writer
Texas
United States
Wish
Unmasked
Desperation
Meeting
Meetings
Silence

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All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.
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How I'd love to get away from here and be someone else for a while in a place where no one knows or expects certain things from me.
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- So my own sister will not promote me? Speaking of which, weren't you supposed to find me a beautiful future wife with a small fortune? Have you had any success on that front? - Yes - I have warned them all.
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These are hard times. The world hurts. We live in fear and forget to walk with hope. But hope has not forgotten you. So ask it to dinner. It's probably hungry and would appreciate the invitation.
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People always fear what they don't understand, Evangeline. History proves that.
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Next time we see you, you’ll be on trial for some ingenious crime!” Dottie said with a laugh. Evie grinned. “Just as long as they know my name.
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