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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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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mister
Cheap
Earn
Come

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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'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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A villain always preferred luring the heroine to his lair.
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Sugar Beth detected the movement and shot him a look that challenged not only his manhood but also his very right to exist on the planet.
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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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I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that. -Bobby Tom
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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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You have a college degree? You can barely talk.
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Bobby Tom: You're supposed to be my assistant, not a baby-sitter! Gracie: One and the same.
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Everybody’s afraid of something.
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Writing is hard for everybody except fools.
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Ironic, isn't it, what religion does to people? I guess it's more ironic what people do to religion.
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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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The final cover for Heroes Are My Weakness feels exactly right. It reflects the cold, wintry setting of an isolated island off the coast of Maine and the feisty spirit of a heroine who refuses to give up, even when the odds are stacked against her.
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Old radicals never changed. They just got law degrees and updated their bag of tricks.
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You can't do extraordinary things in the world if you're spending time criticizing others because they don't look or behave the way you think they should.
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Mummy’s coming home late tonight. It’ll be just we guys, so we can get drunk and watch porn.
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When it's your fourth marriage, you tend to lose faith in superstitions.
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I finally figured out that not every crisis can be managed. As much as we want to keep ourselves safe, we can't protect ourselves from everything. If we want to embrace life, we also have to embrace chaos.
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Who needs food? Your smile alone is enough to nourish me for weeks.
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