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We may not have a future, but you can't deny we have a past.

Susan Beth Pfeffer

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Susan Beth Pfeffer
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 17
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Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
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Life's sloppy...You think you know how tomorrow's going to be, you've made your plans, everything is set in place, and then the unimaginable happens. Life catches you by surprise. It always does. But there's good mixed in with the bad. It's there. You just have to recognize it.
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If God wanted a world filled with saints, He never would have created adolescence.
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Here's the funny thing about the world coming to an end. Once it gets going, it doesn't seem to stop.
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I hate the moon. I hate tides and earthquakes and volcanoes. I hate a world where things that have absolutely nothing to do with me can destroy my life and the lives of people I love.
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What about desserts? I asked. If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies. We're all going to want cookies if the world comes to an end, Mrs. Nesbitt agreed. And chips and pretzels. If the world is coming to an end, why should I care about my blood pressure? Okay, we'll die fat, Mom said.
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He taught me to trust in tomorrow.
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I have no privacy. But I feel so alone.
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Sometimes the rules don't work. Sometimes the rules cause the anarchy.
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Lisa's baby was due about now. I've decided she had it and it was a girl. I've named her Rachel.
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Because if I let myself feel the pain and the anger, I think it might kill me. Or I might kill someone else. I know it's wrong to feel that way about God and I know its's wrong to not feel anything. I hate it. I don't hate God. I hate not loving Him.
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I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.
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He walked out of the office to find Kevin Daley standing there. 'I like your style,' Kevin said. Thank you,' Alex said. 'I like it, too.
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It wouldn't be New Year's without a resolution. I've resolved to take a moment every day for the rest of my life to appreciate what I have.
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The only way you can be the best at something is to be the best you can be.
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But I don't want to have to stop feeling. I really think I'd rather die than stop feeling.
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But it's our curse and our blessing to remember the past and to know there's a future. —Charlie
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What about desserts? I asked. If the world comes to an end, I'm going to want cookies.
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Maybe I'm wrong, Mom said. Maybe the world really is coming to an end. Should I try Fox News? I asked. Mom shuddered. We're not that desperate, she said.
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Matt looked up kids from his high school class. Only three were listed as dead, but a bunch were listed as missing/presumed dead. As a test, he looked us up, but none of our names were on any of the lists. And that's how we know we're alive this Memorial Day.
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Librarians! Librarians always know how to find out things. That was their job even before the Internet.
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