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I'm a patriot with every fiber of my being. A patriot does what is best for his country, not what is best for its leader.
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In an instant, cold sweat coated my forehead and the back of my neck. I swallowed, and the Eraser Max in the mirror swallowed. I opened my mouth and saw the long, sharp canines. But when I touched them with my finger, they felt small, smooth, normal. I touched my face and felt smooth skin, though the mirror showed me totally morphed. I remembered how ill I had felt, hot and heart-poundy. Oh, God. What was this all about? Had I just discover..
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Bad stuff does happen sometimes, always remember that but remember that you have to move on somehow. You just pick your head up and stare at something beautiful like the sky or the ocean and you move the hell on.
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positive-thinking
life-happens
look-at-something-beautiful
look-up
move-on
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James Patterson |
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Little books can mean big things, baby books are things that you probably might not know.
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James Patterson |
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Do you know where the dictionary is?" Fang looked at the girl who had spoken. "What?" "Our reference materials are over here," the girl said, pointing. "When we have free study time, you can walk around and do homework. If you need to look up stuff, the computers and other references are over here." "Oh. Okay. Thanks." "No problem." The girl swallowed and stepped closer. She was shorter than Max and had long, dark red hair. Her eyes were br..
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James Patterson |
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My name's J.J.," she said, seeming completely comfortable with this social interaction. My palms were sweating. "It's short for Jennifer Joy. I mean, what were my parents thinking?"
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James Patterson |
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They come in all shapes and sizes, all races and creeds and genders. That's the scariest thing of all
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James Patterson |
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He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot.
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James Patterson |
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Which means what?" I demanded. "That I'm nothing? That I'm not a person? That you can do anything you want to me and it's okay? You're so full of it! But you're wrong. I know that I do matter. I am important. And you're a pathetic, cold, pointless wastoid who's going to grow old alone and die, then roast in limbo forever."
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James Patterson |
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A lot healthier than getting socked in the stomach. Especially if you had a big breakfast.
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James Patterson |
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Yes, I have a very small and mostly nerdy fan club. And much to my amazement, it grows a little larger every day. Apparently, these new recruits liked what they saw of my act on YouTube (even though everybody wishes that doofus blocking the camera had a smaller head).
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James Patterson |
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The school crossing guard is a zombie?" screams the youngest Smiley. Then she starts crying. "I hugged her once, Mommy! Am I gonna turn into a zombie, too?" "Take it easy, dear," says Aunt Smiley. "It's just a joke. I think. Right, Jamie?"
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James Patterson |
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I loved this woman. You can't just turn off that kind of feeling. But I loved a person who didn't exist. I loved someone Diana was pretending to be. Maybe the signs were there, but I refused to see them. Maybe I didn't want to see them.
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James Patterson |
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Okay, so how, exactly, did I get into this mess--up onstage at a comedy club, baking like a bag of French fries under a hot spotlight that shows off my sweat stains( including one that sort of looks like Jabba the Hutt), with about a thousand beady eyeballs drilling into me?
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James Patterson |
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Everything wanting to contribute to my ulcer, Get in line and take a number!
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James Patterson |
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And no southern jokes, please. Ick.
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James Patterson |
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amour fait les plus grandes douceurs et les plus sensibles infortunes de la vie.
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James Patterson |
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It was so cold outside that a lawyer would have his hands in his own pockets.
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James Patterson |
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He's wearing a dog tag. His name is Henry Webb. His unit is called BLM." "What does it mean?" "Black Like Me. A solidarity movement, I suppose."
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James Patterson |
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I had questioned God. I had thought that I was so special, I could hold God to account. And why? I had never been promised, ever, that life would be safe and have a happy ending for myself and those I knew and loved, if only I had faith in Him. A
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James Patterson |
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You know. "I only know that I've lost my faith in You." The "voice" resonated in my mind. I haven't lost mine in you."
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James Patterson |
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A small, weak part that just wanted to be a little girl again, with a family that wasn't sick and broken. But that sure wasn't going to happen, was it?
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James Patterson |
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I'd have everything money could buy, but it wouldn't be the same as having everything i wanted. Not even close
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James Patterson |
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No wonder i hadn't written anything decent in ages- I couldn't even figure out how to tell a boy that i loved him. That whenever i looked into his eyes, i felt like i was drowning and being saved, all at the same time. 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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And so now, under a Colorado sky so blue it hurt my eyes, we arrived at the terrible truth. You can plot your escape, you can ditch your life and your family, and you can race down a two-lane highway in a stolen car. But there are things you can never out run
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James Patterson |
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Our luck would not run out. That's what i told myself. But they were only words
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James Patterson |
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I'm here to say that moonshine has nothing on love- and lust
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James Patterson |
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But i missed nothing- because everything that truly mattered to me was either already gone or right here next to me in the museum holding my hand
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James Patterson |
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How do you know anything for sure? I thought. But i knew the answer to that already. You don't
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James Patterson |
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The possibility of a woman pope was extraordinary, astounding, and if it happened, the consequences would be profound. Zachary
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James Patterson |
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Robinson sat up and peered out at the lawn. "I had no idea you were so deprived. They're the best bugs in the world because they can light up their butts. It's how they find mates"
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James Patterson |
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While God had not forsaken this place, He was clearly expecting us to hold up our end, as it appeared He was needed elsewhere.
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James Patterson |
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braids and
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James Patterson |
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It wasn't because the lions were particularly hungry. The humans had been nothing compared to the eighteen-hundred-pound Cape buffalo, the pride's more typical prey. The cars had been like boxes full of snacks.
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James Patterson |
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AS WE LAY THERE WE FELT LIKE WE WERE EXTENSTIONS OF EACH OTHER, LIKE OUR BODIES AND OUR HEARTS HAD TO BE TOGETHER TO MAKE ONE WHOLE PERFECT PERSON.
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perfection
love
extensions
two-hearts-one-soul
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James Patterson |
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Never underestimate the power of a good laugh.
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James Patterson |
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Pain is a message. Messages can be ignored.
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James Patterson |
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isn't
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James Patterson |
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And the girl understood something else- and maybe the boy did, too. Love was a magical and infinite. But luck, in the end, was not.
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James Patterson |
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It's too bad the word miracle has been overused, because I swear it's the only word that fit the feeling of holding my daughter in my arms. My heart swelled to the size of the world.
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James Patterson |
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Justin Bieber.
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James Patterson |
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It doesn't matter what the end looks like- what matters is that it came. Bam, you're done. But life? There are degrees of life. You can live it well or half-asleep. You can go sledding down a sand dune, or you can spend your life in front of the TV. And i don't mean to sound like a stupid after-school special, but you have to keep living the way we did these last weeks. Risk. That's the secret. Risk everything
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James Patterson |
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School are plastered with all sorts of NO BULLYING posters. There's only one problem: Bullies, it turns out, don't read too much. I guess reading really isn't a job requirement
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James Patterson |
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How can you, through my plain and simple words, possible experience the joy i felt when Robinson jumped into that Los Angeles pool, sledded on the golden sand of the Great Dunes, or kissed me in an ancient temple? How can you understand what Robinson meant to me? His laugh was like a peal of bells. He really did consider Slim Jims to be their own food group. When he played the guitar and sang, whether it was in the cancer ward or in Tompkin..
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