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This is America. We’re entitled to our opinions.” “Wrong. This is Texas. And my opinion is the only one that counts.

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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Texas
Opinions
Opinion
Wrong
America
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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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Old radicals never changed. They just got law degrees and updated their bag of tricks.
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I take thee... to be my awful wedded husband
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He shook his head. The next time I hear a women going on about how neurotic men are, I'm going to remember this. You tell me you like my body, and what do I say? I say, thank you. Then I tell you I like yours and what do I hear? A long lists of grievances.
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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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So, Beav, tell me about yourself. I'm Blue. Sweetheart, if I had your dubious taste in men, I wouldn't be too happy, either. My name is Blue. Blue Bailey.
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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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Librarians and romance writers accomplish one mission better than anyone, including English teachers: we create readers for life - and what could be more fulfilling than that?
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Why don't I just hand you my panties and be done with it.
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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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Writing is hard for everybody except fools.
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Did anybody tell you that you're a few french fries short of a Happy Meal?
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I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.
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If you want me, you'll have to earn me. And, mister, I don't come cheap.
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In case you still haven't figured it out, he loves you. Your tiger will be back in the morning, and you can thank me anytime. Now, do I have to paint another picture for you, or do you think you can take it from here by yourself without screwing up?
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There was something about a man with a shovel, and the sweat on his neck might as well have been chocolate sauce. It wasn't fair. Brains and brawns should be two separate categories, not bundled into one irresistible package. She needed to pull herself together before she went after him with a spoon. But where to start?
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Life sure is easier when you're rich. And a natural born charmer. Don't forget that part. How could I? she retorted. It's the only thing we have in common.
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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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A villain always preferred luring the heroine to his lair.
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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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