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Maybe I should go back to teaching school about crazy people instead of being one. (Jim Alvin)

Patricia Briggs

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Patricia Briggs
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
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Maybe
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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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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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Reincarnation?” He shrugged. “I’ve never seen any evidence that it’s real. But I’ve never seen anything that disproves it either. I believe the afterlife is better than what we have here—and it would take something extraordinary to make someone willing to come back.
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I was in the middle of a dream about garbage cans and frogs - don't ask, and I won't tell.
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If you could just see your face,” she told me. “You look like a cat in a bathtub.
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I don't break I bounce.
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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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The conflict between the creatures of Native Lore and the immigration of the European preternatural hosts is hinted at in 'Blood Bound' and reflects the conflicts between the human immigrants and the Indian people who were already here.
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When I put magic into a book - whether it's a wizard or a crusty old werewolf - I'm asking a reader to swallow a huge leap that is counter to everything he or she knows. An extra big helping of reality makes that leap go down a lot easier.
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Death is not such a bad thing. What would be a bad thing would be living without challenges. Without knowing defeat, we cannot know what victory is. There is no life without death.
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