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It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.
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men
short
trouble
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Ian Fleming |
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Suddenly I register that St. Clair is shorter than Josh. Much shorter. It's odd I didn't notice earlier, but he doesn't carry himself like a short guy. Most are shy or defensive, or some messed-up combination of the two, but St. Clair is confident and friendly and--
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short
self-confidence
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Stephanie Perkins |
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Francis Crozier believes in nothing. . It has no plan, no point, no hidden mysteries that make up for the oh-so-obvious miseries and banalities. Nothing he has learned in the past six months has persuaded him otherwise. Has it?
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life
brutish
francis-rawdon-moira-crozier
hidden-mysteries
hobbe-s-leviathan
miseries
solitary
short
nasty
belief
poor
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Dan Simmons |
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Aargh! I'm too short for this shit!
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short
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Terry Pratchett |
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"Twelve dead?" I said. "Jesus."
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humour
jesus
inspirational
biblical
short
twelve
whatever
said
i
perhaps
brief
surprise
wit
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Dennis Lehane |
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Don't you being short?' she blurted. He spread his small hands and looked at them. 'I am a magician, not a princess. A pony costs less to keep than a horse, which means I can buy more books.' He paused. 'It is not always a bad thing, to be overlooked.
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overlooked
short
princess
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Robin McKinley |
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It was a dark story.
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marriage
dark
death
short
kidnapping
pirate
theft
ominous
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Joseph Conrad |
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Father Mike was popular with the church widows. They liked to crowd around him, offering him cookies and bathing in his beatific essence. Part of this essence came from Father Mike's perfect contentment at being five foot four. His shortness had a charitable aspect to it, as though he had given away his height.
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short
widows
size
popularity
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Jeffrey Eugenides |
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If this place were closer to Terra there'd be empty beer cans and plastic plates strewn around. The trees would be gone. There'd be old jet motors in the water. The beaches would stink to high heaven. Terran Development would have a couple of million little plastic houses set up everywhere.
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short
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Philip K. Dick |
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"It's not just the drive. They're right out front. Everywhere. Waiting for me. All day and night." "Who are, dear?" "Robots selling things. As soon as I set down the ship. Robots and visual-audio ads. They dig right into a man's brain. They follow people around until they die."
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short
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Philip K. Dick |