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I guess we're oil and water. (Phoebe) I'd say we're more like gasoline and a blowtorch. (Dan)

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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Blowtorch
Phoebe
Gasoline
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She glared at him. You're doing it again. What? That thing that irritates me. Smiling? Yes. That.
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There you are, he said when she bobbed up. I was getting worried. What are you doing? Waiting till you're ready to drown. He smiled and eased back down on the seat. And then I'm going to save your life. Dan did it for Phoebe and I'm going to do it for you. Dan didn't try to murder her first! she screamed. I go the extra mil
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If I told you, you might be forced to lie about it. Not that you aren't really good at it, but why put an old man in that position?
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Who needs food? Your smile alone is enough to nourish me for weeks.
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No marshmallows. I don't believe this! I'm going to write the president of General Mills! Don't they have any quality control? I'm sure it's just a fluke Doesn't make any difference whether it's a fluke or not. It shouldn't have happened. When a person buys a box of lucky charms he's got expectations
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Old radicals never changed. They just got law degrees and updated their bag of tricks.
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Before you lost your mind, how did you make a living? I was a hitman for the Mafia. Are you done crying yet? I wasn't crying! And I wish you were a hitman because, if I had money, I'd hire you right this minute to knock yourself off.
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Just out of curiosity, sweetheart did you ever talk to your doctor about givin' you some tranquilizers?
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Here’s the life lesson I’ve learned, Fifi: Some people are born to play the hero, and some are born to play the bad guy. Fighting your destiny only makes life harder than it needs to be. Besides, people remember the villain long after they’ve forgotten the hero.
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It was a kiss made in lonely dreams. A kiss that took its time. A kiss that felt so right she couldn't remember all the reasons it was wrong.
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The engine roared to life. He ran toward her. She shot our of her parking space. He rushed to the side of her car. Stop it, Kristy! You're overreacting! Let's talk about this. That was when she did the unthinkable. She rolled down the window, thrust out her hand, and gave Reverend Ethan Bonner the bird.
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I always want to try to bring something fresh to every book. It's getting harder instead of easier. I feel like I work harder with each book. But I don't want it to show on the pages, that's for sure.
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Hey, everybody, Jerry Maguire's here.
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Good news! she chirped. The doctor says this time it's triplets!
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My website bulletin board is the place I interact with my readers.
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Cal ’s eyes reflected a weird combination of frenzy and fear as he twisted toward his father. “My God! She’s on her way to becoming the most famous physicist in the country, and she’sdumb as a post ! You arenot having your baby in this house! You’re having it at the county hospital!
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You have a college degree? You can barely talk.
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I'm just very, very slow. I would not make it as a journalist, I've got to tell you. I sweat bullets over every sentence, and sometimes, you know, a day will pass and I've written one paragraph, and I've been at the computer for four hours.
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I write about the men you want to read about but don't necessarily want to be married to.
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I think this is the way love feels to people like you and me. Threatening and dangerous. We have to be in control, and love takes that away. People like us… We can't tolerate vulnerability. But despite our best efforts, sooner or later love seems to catch up with us. And then…And then we fall apart.
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