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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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Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 11
Novelist
Writer
Cincinnati
Ohio
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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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I don't love you anymore, she whispered. I don't love you at all. His throat closed. It's all right, sweetheart. I love you enough for both of us.
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Don't mess with me, Calvin. You'll only get hurt.
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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?
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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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Here’s the life lesson I’ve learned, Fifi: Some people are born to play the hero, and some are born to play the bad guy. Fighting your destiny only makes life harder than it needs to be. Besides, people remember the villain long after they’ve forgotten the hero.
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Celebrate the success of others. High tide floats all ships.
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Now, now. Southern ladies don’t French-kiss and tell.
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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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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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Be the best at what you're good at
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For a moment he could have sworn he smelled violets, which was very peculiar, since he had no idea what violets smelled like, except somehow he knew they smelled just like Lady Emma.
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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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Old radicals never changed. They just got law degrees and updated their bag of tricks.
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The question is… How did a girl like Annabelle manage to talk a man like you into joining our silly little family party?” Annabelle smiled sweetly. “I promised he could tie me up afterward and spank me.
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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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I don't care how much evidence the state presented. I've never for one moment believed he murdered that waitress.
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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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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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Try to live with a generous heart. Doing anything else is too hard.
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