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Writing is hard for everybody except fools.

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hard
Writing
Fools
Except
Fool
Everybody

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You never get mad,” she said when their server left the table. “Except at me.” “That’s not true,” he said tightly. “Torie can get me going.” “Torie doesn’t count. You were obviously her mother in a previous life.
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Fear goes hand-in-hand with artistic creation, and no amount of success will make the fear go away entirely.
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My website bulletin board is the place I interact with my readers.
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I take thee... to be my awful wedded husband
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Celebrate the success of others. High tide floats all ships.
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She reached into the pocket of her dress and threw the small stack of bills at him. They fluttered to the ground like broken dreams. I hope you choke on every penny. Pick that up. She drew back her arm and slapped him as hard as she could.
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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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Bobby Tom: You're supposed to be my assistant, not a baby-sitter! Gracie: One and the same.
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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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You try spending six months sitting at somebody's bedside, waiting for them to die and then tell me that the happy-ending love story isn't one of God's good gifts.
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Everybody’s afraid of something.
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You have a college degree? You can barely talk.
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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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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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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'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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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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Try to live with a generous heart. Doing anything else is too hard.
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There’s no accounting for the mysteries of the human heart
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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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