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A man learns with age, if he is lucky.

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Patricia Briggs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
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His voice was soft and sweet as molasses but my mother once told me that you had to trust that the first thing out of a person's mouth was truth. After they have a chance to think about it, they'll change what they say to be more socially acceptable, something they think you'll be happier with, something that will get the results they want.
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I don't break I bounce.
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People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.
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My father always said that too many words cheapened the value of a man's speech.
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Some people are like Slinkies.They aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs.
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Don’t lick the guests, darling. Bad manners.
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You’re a dead man,” Kyle said. “Warren doesn’t take kindly to people who hurt me.
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Yes, well, said his da with a hint of a grow that told him just how worried Bran had been about him, that'll teach you to dodge a bit quicker next time. Sorry, he apologized meekly as he sat in the passenger seat. Good, said Bran, shutting the door gently. Don't let it happen again. -Bran and Charles
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Fear makes idiots out of us all, at some time or other.
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When we got to the moron who was sitting in the only path to the stairway, Adam caught my waist and lifted me over before stepping over the man himself. “Scott?” Adam said as we headed upstairs. “Yeah?” “Unless someone shoots you, skins you, and throws the results on the floor, I don’t want to see you lying in the walkway again.” “Yessir!
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Knowing someone desires you is the greatest aphrodisiac
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Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,” I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis. “ ChEEZ-zes crusty. Got Al -musty. Got DAMp on the StoneofapeaCH.
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Moonlight streamed in, sending loving beams over his face. He closed his eyes and basked in it, and I could tell it was calling to him, even though the moon was not full. She didn't speak to me, but Samuel had once described her song to me in the words of a poet. The expression of bliss on his face while he listened to her music made him beautiful.
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If there was such evil in the world, was it possible that there was good, too?
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Some people are boys longer than others.
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His grandfather had often told him that he tried too hard to move trees when a wiser man would walk around them.
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Adam didn't approve of Wal-Mart.
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Love thy enemies, it says in the scriptures. My foster mother always added, At the very least, you will be polite to them.
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Read good books. Read bad books - and figure out why you don't like them. Then don't do it when you write. If you are a science fiction or fantasy writer, going to conventions and attending panels is very useful.
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I like what you've done to your face, Ben said, tapping his eye.
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