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He always called me Daughter. It was to distinguish me from his sister Ava. I loved being called Daughter. It sounded so possessive, and to be possess...more

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I'm here to tell you, there ain't much forgiveness in that old-time religion. That particular savior was a mean son of a bitch. If you sinned, honey, ...more

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God knows I've got so many frailties myself, I ought to be able to understand and forgive them in others. But I don't.

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When you have to face up to the fact that marriage to the man you love is really over, that's very tough, sheer agony. In that kind of harrowing situa...more

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And the news got worse. It appeared that there was this whole other person Jesus Christ whose birthday a lot of people tended to confuse with mine. I ...more

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Then, aided by the booze, like a fool I tossed off one of those throwaway lines that would have been better thrown away. "Ah, Frank! I thought you wer...more

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Don't think for a minute that bad publicity and endless criticism don't leave their claw marks on everyone concerned. Your friends try to cheer you up...more

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Great idea," I said. "Call the police. Call the fucking police.

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And I won 'em back fair and square. So what are you going to do about it? Want to fight? Who wants the first bloody nose?

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Sex isn't all that important, but it is when you love someone very much.

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Go fuck yourself," I replied, always the lady. "I'm staying here.

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So this was where lust was satisfied. If I'd been an old-time miner I'd have asked for my gold nugget back.