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She gave him a strange maternal grin.For the first time, clearly, the thought surfaced in Paul Sheldon’s mind: I am introuble here. This woman is not ...more

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When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the...more

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For me, that emotional payoff is what it’s all about. I want you to laugh or cry when you read a story...or do both at the same time. I want your hear...more

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Do you drink?""Of course,I just said I was a writer.

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To the champ, everything is serious business. I'm hoping that he'll live long enough to learn that in this world that is a very dangerous attitude.

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Good luck is just bad luck with its hair combed.

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... it would matter ... to the tens of thousands of young Americans ... who would ... be invited to put on uniforms, fly to the other side of the worl...more

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Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.

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I think part of being a parent is trying to kill your kids.

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Oh shit, the mummy's after us, let's all walk a little faster

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FEAR stands for fuck everything and run.

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People who leave their drugs in a bathroom the guests use are just asking for trouble.

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Mrs. Cole was a perfect democrat. She hated all kids equally.

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What I know now is that gallant young men rarely get pussy. Put it on a sampler and hang it in your kitchen.

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When you're twenty-one, life is a roadmap. It's only when you get to twenty-five or so that you begin to suspect you've been looking at the map upside...more