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So planning something big. If this is the work of the Overtakers, we've never seen anything like it. It is, a voice said behind them. Maybeck slipped in alongside of them. You about scared the pee out of me! Charlene complained.

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Ridley Pearson
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 13
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As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience.
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He likes you, too. Finn repeated. And don't tell me to shut up. Shut up! -Kingdom Keepers, Shell Game
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I've been running from, and toward, death all my life, more aware of it than a person should be.
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If you don't believe in yourself, who will?' ~Maybeck
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Walt loved technology. He didn't understand it half the time, but the beauty of good technology was that he didn't have to understand it. Just use it.
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You will leave now, said Grdankl the Strong. Go! Do not be afraid! If you die, it is okay!
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Lightning crashed on the horizon. A breeze swirled around the Cast Members. The air tasted dusty, almost bitter, with electrical charge.
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My favorite novel is 'To Kill a Mockingbird' because of its broad sweep, its tackling of big issues in ways that even young minds can make sense of and for the heart of the characters, who span a wide range of ages. I reread it every year.
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