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11cb189
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I want to do it too!" said Gazzy, sitting very, very quietly, completely motionless. "Nope," said Nudge, shaking her head. "You stand out like a fart in church."
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funny
fart
powers
lol
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James Patterson |
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49b5fe3
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Your kidding" i said. "we've escaped from top- security prisons, lived on our own for years, made tons of smarty-pants grown-ups look like fools without even trying,eaten desert rats with no A1 steak sauce, and your telling me we're minors and have to have guardians?" I shook my head, staring at him. "Listen pal, i grew up in a freaking dog crate. I've seen horrible, part-human mutations die gut-wrenching deaths. I've had people, mutants, a..
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James Patterson |
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75c05b5
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Don't drive like you own the road; drive like you own the car.
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James Patterson |
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a157ea1
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Speed never killed anyone! It's suddenly becoming stationary... that's what gets you.
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James Patterson |
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37cfd54
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You know how most people dread a birthday... Well, I feel the exact opposite. I feel that every day is an extraordinary gift. Just to be here, and especially to be here with you.
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James Patterson |
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700bfbb
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I look like prep school Barbie," Nudge complained, as she entered the kitchen. She caught sight of me in my uniform and looked mollified. "Actually, like prep school Barbie. I'm just Barbie's "
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nudge
max
lol
school
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James Patterson |
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5848f15
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The hardest mysteries to solve are the ones you come to near the end, because there isn't enough evidence, not enough to unravel, unless somehow you can go all the way back to the beginning - rewind and replay everything.
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James Patterson |
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34c7623
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We'll, that's an evil smile..." Like"
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James Patterson |
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74a2017
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You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks.
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James Patterson |
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1390d7b
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That if I had to choose between dying tomorrow or spending the rest of my life without him, I would seriously consider picking imminent death.
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James Patterson |
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e3b9e73
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Murder can be made to look like suicide, and suicide can be made to look like murder.
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suicide
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James Patterson |
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4e62d49
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So, that went well," said Fang."
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James Patterson |
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f7785f9
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Humans were the weakest species. Maybe that was why they could be the meanest animals.
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James Patterson |
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90af93e
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I smiled, sipped deliciously at my drink, and made a new rule for myself: if life hands you a compliment, take it.
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self-awareness
self-love
self-esteem
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James Patterson |
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5b0fb7a
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There was another thing I hadn't counted on. And that was falling in love, as fast and irrevocably as you would fall off a cliff, and realizing that loving someone might mean to simultaneously want to slug them and hold them and possibly have to watch them die.... I hadn't counted on that.
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James Patterson |
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cfa6cf6
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You know, I guess I just don't like to talk a lot about sad things. Now you know my flaw. What good does it do to talk about sad things in the past?
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James Patterson |
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991c20e
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Anne Frank wrote, 'How true Daddy's words were when he said: all children must look after their own upbringing. Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
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James Patterson |
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6c0779b
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Regret is a waste of time.
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live
waste-of-time
regret
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James Patterson |
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d661533
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My life would never contain a convenient, pain-saving plan when it could stretch a problem out into
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school-s-out-forever
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James Patterson |
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ae7333f
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Like we were just jagged puzzle pieces that made no sense alone but together we fit perfectly. That's what life is supposed to be like for normal people right? You find that other piece that matches yours that completes yours. And you make the jags and the crevices fit, even if they don't go in perfectly smooth, even if they require a few adjustments. You don't demand perfection you make it work and appreciate the parts that fit instead of ..
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soulmate
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James Patterson |
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71d9959
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Memory is all I have now
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mourning
love
memory-quote
tragic
memory
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James Patterson |
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becb296
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What do you talk about to a murderer, and someone you loved, over a perfect dinner and cocktails? I wanted to know so many things, but I couldn't ask any of the real-questions pounding in my head. Instead, we talked of the coming vacation days, a "plan" for the here and now in the islands."
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James Patterson |
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4f8d036
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I don't know why, but life is usually more complicated than the plans that we make.
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James Patterson |
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bc53f31
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What is a lie? It's a distortion of reality, presented as reality.
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James Patterson |
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572bd08
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You have terminated me," one of them said in a strange, flat voice. "But I am one of many." "Robots!" Iggy breathed, taking Total from Angel. "One of many, one of many, one of many," the robot Eraser was saying. Now Nudge saw the red light in its eyes, saw how they were fading and winking out.
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funny
repeating
robot
flying
bombs
fight
lol
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James Patterson |
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7bb07a9
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What I remember most is that the laws of physics no longer seemed to apply. Gravity was backwards and the world was, I'm quite certain, moving in slow motion. His pull wasn't a pull; I was just falling upward, and he caught me. There really was no beginning or end to the kiss; it wasn't even really there- and because of that, it was tremendous. Our lips were just four sweet, shy people meeting, saying, "Hello, it's nice to meet you." But wh..
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James Patterson |
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bbdc92a
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Fang," I said, my voice breaking. "Just live, okay? Live and be okay."
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James Patterson |
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5272cbd
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I'm glad I'm feeling this way. I'm really glad." Dr. Keyes looked rather dismayed. "Really, sweetheart?" "Yes. And I don't want to let it go. Not yet. I'm just starting to feel it. And it feels...I don't know. Right, I guess. Maybe even...good."
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feelings
inspirational
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James Patterson |
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832da5c
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Coimhead feara fhear na foighrde. (Beware the anger of a patient man)
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James Patterson |
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5bc6293
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seize the moment, however worried you may be about what's coming next. It's your brain, it's your life, it's your attitude.... Go out there and fill up with sights, sounds, and ideas that are bigger than yourself.
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James Patterson |
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9277d1c
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Ari!" Jeb had finally seen his son. He rushed to Ari's side and knelt next to him. Looking stunned, he gathered Ari's hulking form and held him to his chest. "I'm so sorry." I saw his mouth shape the words, though I couldn't hear them. "I'm so sorry." He bent over Ari's form, mindless of his vulnerable position."
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feelings
emotion
expire
jeb
max
sorry
sad
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James Patterson |
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b15abe9
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Remembering pain is how you learn never to let the cause of it happen again
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James Patterson |
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9e5f7d9
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I love you more than I love goats, and you know how I feel about goats", Gaby said."
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love
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James Patterson |
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193d67b
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You're a brave, brave girl, Tula" Gaby told her. "I know", said the little girl. "I got it from you."
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grandma
girl
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James Patterson |
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2b0f7cb
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Marty, my mother used to say "Never get greedy with God." I think what she meant was "Don't dare ask for more if you already have what you need." "
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greed
god
need
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James Patterson |
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b9b0120
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As soon as I left your place, I miss you.
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James Patterson |
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50384b0
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Beneath the handsome exterior beats a heart of darkness.
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will-shepherd-murder
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James Patterson |
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3d40ccc
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Until now, I never noticed how much fantasy had to do with reality.
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James Patterson |
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36c7400
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Here's something that might not occur to you: If a state trooper sees a weird, patchwork Toyota Echo
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James Patterson |
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ec7fca0
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Oh no, it's tomorrow again.
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James Patterson |
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be6d637
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The whole flock is helping to raise her, with Total insisting on French lessons and Nudge making sure she doesn't look like a cave girl (even though we pretty much live in caves). But it's only Fang who spends as much time with her as I do, Fang who patiently teaches the fascinating facts his photographic brain remembers from all those fat books I shunned in school. Fang, because he's her father.
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fang
phoenix
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James Patterson |
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6b71f8f
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Most people come together through sexual attraction and then try to figure out if they're compatible. The sex distracts them, then they realize too late that their pieces don't fit together
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James Patterson |
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dde0fca
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Irony sort of reaches up and slaps you in the face sometimes, doesn't it?
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James Patterson |
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7bb5eaf
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Whether or not he wanted me the same way I wanted him, we were in this together--that was what Robinson had said. It had never occurred to me before what a complicated word together was.
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James Patterson |