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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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self-confidence
short
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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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belief
brutish
francis-rawdon-moira-crozier
hidden-mysteries
hobbe-s-leviathan
life
miseries
nasty
poor
short
solitary
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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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biblical
brief
humour
i
inspirational
jesus
perhaps
said
short
surprise
twelve
whatever
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
princess
short
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Robin McKinley |
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It was a dark story.
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dark
death
kidnapping
marriage
ominous
pirate
short
theft
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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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popularity
short
size
widows
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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 |