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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?
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
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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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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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Who needs food? Your smile alone is enough to nourish me for weeks.
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There’s no accounting for the mysteries of the human heart
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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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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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ignore the pain, play through it.
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Try to live with a generous heart. Doing anything else is too hard.
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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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They've drunk everything in the house, including a pitcher of African violet plant food I'd just mixed up and was stupid enough to leave on the counter. Tremaine punched Eddie in the shoulder. I told you it tasted weird. Eddie shrugged. Tasted okay to me.
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You have a college degree? You can barely talk.
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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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Get inside before I spank you in public. There it was again, another of his maddening threats. Did that mean he wouldn't spank her if she did as he said or that he simply planned to spank her in private? She was still mulling over the whole unpleasant concept when he started the truck.
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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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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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You’re the most important thing in the world to me. I know you don’t believe it, but I’m going to prove it to you.
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Be the best at what you're good at
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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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You know that we've got a few problems we need to talk through before we get married. I'm not getting rid of Pooh. See, there you go being antagonistic. Marriage means learning to compromise. I didn't say I wouldn't compromise. I promise to take the ribbon out of her topknot before you walk her.
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It runs in the family. And don't expect me to be ashamed. Yankees lock away loony relatives, but down here, we prop 'em up on parade floats and march 'em through the middle of town.
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