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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?

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Really
Good
Men
Forced
Aren
Position
Told
Lying
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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 guess we're oil and water. (Phoebe) I'd say we're more like gasoline and a blowtorch. (Dan)
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My website bulletin board is the place I interact with my readers.
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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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Bobby Tom told me he’s not afraid of the Chargers’ defense. Bobby Tom’ll tell you he’s not afraid of nuclear war, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in his opinion.
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If you think I'm going to cry all over your chest because you don't feel the same way, you're wrong. I don't beg for anybody's love.
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There’s no accounting for the mysteries of the human heart
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You have a college degree? You can barely talk.
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Writing is hard for everybody except fools.
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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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I always want to try to bring something fresh to every book. It's getting harder instead of easier. I feel like I work harder with each book. But I don't want it to show on the pages, that's for sure.
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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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Mummy’s coming home late tonight. It’ll be just we guys, so we can get drunk and watch porn.
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