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Who gets to be best-liked in any community? Who is the most trusted? Why, the man who does the dirty job, of course, and does it with a smile. The man who does the job you couldn't bring yourself to do.
Stephen King
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Stephen King
Age: 76
Born: 1947
Born: September 21
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When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done.
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the man in black travels with your soul in his pocket.
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And people who don’t dream, who don’t have any kind of imaginative life, they must… they must go nuts. I can’t imagine that.
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Jesus watches from the wall, But his face is cold as stone, And if he loves me As she tells me Why do I feel so all alone?
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Silent white light filled the world. And the righteous and unrighteous alike were consumed in that holy fire.
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On the day of my judgment, when I stand before God, and He asks me why did I kill one of his true miracles, what am I gonna say? That it was my job? My job?
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I know I can do it, Todd Downey said, helping himself to another ear of corn from the steaming bowl. I'm sure that in time her death will be a mystery, even to me.
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