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Susan Beth Pfeffer
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 17
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New York City
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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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I thought about how unlikely it was I would ever meet any guy,fall in love, get married, have babies. Especially since I was going to spend the rest of my life in the cellar, where, in the not too distant future, I'd turn into a toadstool. I hoped I'd be the poisonous variety.
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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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The only way you can be the best at something is to be the best you can be.
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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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Back in the time when life was easy, the Internet would have told me what I needed to know. The great thing about the Internet was it didn't care why you were asking.
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Sometimes the rules don't work. Sometimes the rules cause the anarchy.
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Don't stop believing in miracles.
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Nothing good happened to Romeo or Juliet.
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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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Even the rats are drowning,' Alex said. Nah,' Kevin said. 'They've been taking swimming lessons at the Y.
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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.
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When I'm in the water I feel as though nothing bad has happened. I think about the fish, how they don't know what's going on. Their world is unchanged. Actually it's probably better now to be a tuna or a sardine or a salmon. Less chance of ending up as somebody's lunch.
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One of the more gratifying things about guilt is that it makes us feel important.
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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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But it's our curse and our blessing to remember the past and to know there's a future. —Charlie
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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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He taught me to trust in tomorrow.
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I'm 16 years old. Let me get my learner's permit first. then I'll worry about lifetime commitments
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