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Hey! Jack the Wanker! Over here! I want your autograph!
Maureen Johnson
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Maureen Johnson
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: February 16
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No one hid their interest when I walked into the room. I'm not sure if it was the news about Boo or my general appearance. At home, people would have asked. People would have been crawling all over me for information. At Wexford, they seemed to extract what they wanted to know by covert staring.
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This kind of thing always amazed Ginny--people who just walked away from institutions. People who left school when they didn't see the point. Aunt Peg had done that. Ginny knew she never would. That either made her someone who worked hard and finished things, or someone who didn't have the guts to break away from the pack. Maybe both.
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People always say they can't do things, that they're impossible. They just haven't been creative enough.
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A pause while my mother made high-pitched sisterly devotions of gratitude.
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With that, I splashed some water on my face, fixed on a smile, and stepped out. I would find Jerome. I would make him explain to me what I was missing. We would laugh, then we would kiss with tongue, and all would be well.
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I'm done. I'm going to go to bed and read important books about theater. It would would be easier if you just said porn, Scarlett said. No idea what you're talking about. But knock first if you need me.
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Welsh is an actual, currently used language and our next-door neighbors Angela and Gaenor spoke it. It sounds like Wizard.
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Tell me what you want, what you really, really want, he said. Braiiinnnnssss, we said in unison.
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And if we get caught, I will claim I made you go. At gunpoint. I am American. People will assume I'm armed.
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Can I tell you something you really don't want to hear? He's going to break up with you. - Stuart
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Something about this boat screamed, I am a very popular model in the world's oil-bearing regions. I cost more than your soul!
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Fear can't hurt you, she said. When it washes over you, give it no power. It's a snake with no venom. Remember that. That knowledge can save you.
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This is England, he explained. Tell someone it's a procedure, and they'll believe you. The pointless procedure is one of our great natural resources.
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