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I can be a very valuable friend to you, but you do not want me as an enemy.

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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
Novelist
Writer
Camden
New Jersey
Friend
Enemy
Valuable

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When she needed help most, she was abandoned--and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.
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I...have a woman in my arms who has suffered greatly and desperately needs to believe once again that she is beautiful.
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The world will break your heart ten times till Sunday,that's guaranteed
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Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back... I'm telling you.
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