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You gotta take chances in this life or you're already dead.

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Megan McCafferty
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 1
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Megan Fitzmorris McCafferty
Life
Chances
Gotta
Already
Dead
Chance
Take

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Marcus Flutie slept with just about every girl on the Eastern Seaboard except me. Though, he tried to get into my panties when I was a freshman but turned him down because I refuse to disempower myself just for a few clit twitches.
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I just don't see the point in beating myself up. I think it's more productive to concentrate on being a better person right now than punishing myself for who I was in the past.
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But why would it matter? We aren't ... or...uh...weren't ... Which is it, Jess? Aren't or weren't? Present or past tense? Now or then? We haven't been talking to each other. Past imperfect tense. How appropriate.
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I almost can’t believe I’m going to make myself vulnerable to him again. But what is love but the most extreme and exquisite form of risk perception? I know that relationships don’t last. And yet, with him, the risk of not being with him is much worse than any other hurt I can imagine.
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I wish our love was right now.
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When you say too much about anything important, it always ends up sounding more trivial than it is. Words trash it.
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Gone for a while Hoping, always, to return If you will let me
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I’m not sure I’ll ever be finished. No matter how much I write, there will always be something I should’ve said.
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I believe that what we get out of life is what we've set ourselves up to get, so there's no such thing as an inconsequential decision. Our destinies are the culmination of all the choices we've made along the way, which is why it's imperative to listen hard to your inner voice when it speaks up. Don't let anyone else's noise drown it out.
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Even with the best intentions, growing apart might just be an inevitable part of growing up.
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There's only one racing strategy that matters.It's the one I run by: Get in the lead and don't let anyone pass you.
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Prayers are answered in one of four ways,” she said. “Yes. No. I have something else in mind. And . . .” She paused long enough for my impatience to show. “And what’s the fourth answer?” “Wait,” she said.
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Love may have the longest arms, but it can still fall short of an embrace.
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I love you. And I want you, too. But. However. Unfortunately...
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My thoughts create my world -Marcus Flutie
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You don't have to agree with me, but I think the heart of who we are stays pretty much the same, Hope said, What changes is how those core traits manifest themselves over time.
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What are your thoughts?' 'My thoughts?' I replied, before I even realized what I was saying. 'My thoughts created my world.' Mac sat up in his seat. He scrunched his curls with his hands, perplexed. 'Who said that?' I told him the truth. 'Oh, just someone I used to know,' I said, stroking the naked skin on my middle finger.
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I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy
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We're all people, he said simply. It doesn't matter if you're two, thirty-two, or ninety-two. Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Everyone wants to feel like they matter in this world.
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Did you know that the average American spends six months of his or her life waiting for red lights to turn green? Six months wasted, waiting for permission to move on. Think of all the other stuff you could do with that time.” I was totally confused. “In the car?” “In your life,” he said.
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