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Writing is hard for everybody except fools.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Except
Fool
Everybody
Hard
Writing
Fools

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wouldn't you like to make sure all those millions you give to Uncle Sam went to schools and hospitals instead of nuclear warheads?' As a matter of fact, he would. Playgrounds for big kids, preschool programs to little ones, and mandatory LASIK surgery for NFL refs.
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Try to live with a generous heart. Doing anything else is too hard.
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A villain always preferred luring the heroine to his lair.
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Thanks to April,” she whispered, “you have the wedding you’ve dreamed about ever since you were a little girl.” Dean’s boom of laughter was one more reason she loved this man with all her heart.
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Phoebe tapped the toe of her sneaker against the dock. “There’s only one good use for a man like Heath Champion.” “Here we go again,” Molly muttered. Phoebe’s lip curled. “Target practice.
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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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I'm not living in the shadows anymore. I want to walk in the sun. But I can't do that without you.
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[Bobby Tom] finally understood Gracie's function in his life. She was God's joke on him.
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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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I hate to admit this, but some days hearing about other people's problems actually cheers me up.
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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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When it's your fourth marriage, you tend to lose faith in superstitions.
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You were the best birthday present I ever got. Thank you. I wanted to give you something back, but I've got to warn you that it's not half as good as my present. Even so, you have to keep it. All right. He draped the pink bow around his neck and grinned. Happy birthday, Rosebud.
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When you've been around a snake long enough, you learn how to crawl in the dirt.
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Celebrate the success of others. High tide floats all ships.
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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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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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Okay, so I'll admit I'm curious. Big deal. We both know what that leads to. Dead cat.
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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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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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