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I thought grandmothers had to like you. It’s a law or something.

Mary E. Pearson

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Mary E. Pearson
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: August 14
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Words have longer lives than people.
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it is amazin, she thinks, how simple appearances can be created - a rush, a smile, a new coat of paint, a slow, calm voice, a hug, a new dress - a resolve to keep out questions and cling to secrets
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I don't want five hundred billion neural chips. I want guts.
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But I am more than a name. More than they tell me
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We all have a dark place in us. It's what we do with it and the choice we make.
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...and time becomes a forgotten detail.
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When your life has had few events to occupy it, it's amazing how a simple encounter can seem like an entire three-act play.
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My timing is off. But I had to get it out. Some things you have to tell, no matter how stupid they may sound. Some things you can't save for later. There might not be a later.
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I used to be someone.
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On a small planet, where minute follows minute, day follows day, year follows year, where tradition marches on with a deafening, orderly beat -sometimes the order is disturbed by a dreamer, an artist, a scribbler - sometimes the beat is changed one person at a time.
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What I think is all I have left. My mind is the only thing that makes me different from a fancy toaster. What we think does matter-it's all we truly have.
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Percentages! Those are for economists, polls, and politicians. Percentages can't define your identity.
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A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten . . .
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Whatever you choose for your stationery is your favorite color because it's where you pour your heart out.
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Multiple closets for different needs. Overkill.
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... Change doesn't happen overnight-it's molded by people who don't give up
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When you are perfect, is there anywhere else to go?
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Pieces. Isn't that what all of life is anyway? Shards. Bits. Moments. Am I less because I have fewer, or do the few I have mean more?
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I wonder at the weight of a Sparrow.
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