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Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.

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Stephen King
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: September 21
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Human Nature Baby, grab it and growl.
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Stories are artifacts, not really made things which we create and can take credit for, but pre-existing objects which we dig up.
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Invitation to Dance- It’s a Dance. And sometimes they turn the lights off in this ballroom. But we’ll dance anyway, you and I. Even in the Dark. Especially in the Dark. May I have the pleasure?
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Outside, a gusty October breeze was combing leaves from the trees and sending them across her backyard in colorful skitters.
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They walked back into the world together, wearing the gift that had been given them: just life. Pity was not love, Barbie reflected...but if you were a child, giving clothes to someone who was naked had to be a step in the right direction.
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I've always believed in God. I also think that's the sort of thing that either comes as part of the equipment, the capacity to believe, or at some point in your life, when you're in a position where you actually need help from a power greater than yourself, you simply make an agreement.
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The greatest mystery the universe offers is not life but Size.
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That's something that is almost accidental at the beginning of a career, but the more you write, the more trained you are to recognize the little signals.
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If you have given up your heart ... you have already lost. A heartless creature is a loveless creature, and a loveless creature is a beast.
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The dream didn't fade as dreams usually do upon waking.
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A person can't change all at once.
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I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops.
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Above, the stars shone hard and bright, sparks struck off the dark skin of the universe.
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Don’t go beyond, no matter how much you feel you need to, Doctor. The barrier was not made to be broken. Remember this: there is more power here than you know. It is old and always restless. Remember.
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Beating heroin is child's play compared to beating your childhood.
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When you're six, most of your Bingo balls are still floating around in the draw-tank.
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Pride was the belt you used to hold your pants up when you had no pants.
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But this wealth of information produced little or no insight.
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You've got to do something to fill up your day. And I can only play so much guitar and watch so many TV shows. It fulfills me. There are two things about it I like: It makes me happy, and it makes other people happy.
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Trust, a sense of humor, and don't let the sun go down on an argument without trying to make it up. That's all I know about good marriage. I've been married a long time - it seems to be working.
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