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The people with the most fear have the greatest opportunity to be brave.
Roger Collins wasn’t the most popular teacher at school only because he was interesting in class. In fact, most of the girls would have loved a little after-class attention from this teacher.
Oooh. Barbie has a brain, huh? The smile was gone. His voice low, gravelly.Oooh. Ken has an attitude, she snapped back.
Jessica stopped a few feet away so that Ken could get an optimal view of her body posed against the seductive backdrop of the sea, sand, and palm trees.
Luck doesn't shine her light on each of us equally. She is arbitrary, irrational, unfair and sometimes downright cruel.
Imagine a world full of Elizabeth Wakefields,' Lila said. 'Could you imagine a duller, more predictable place? I think I’d go crazy.
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The documents were in English—sort of—but the language was so convoluted that it was beginning to give her a headache. It made for even duller reading than her chemistry text.
Jessica walked away from Aaron and Ken, flashing them both a big smile. They were both very attractive – she had dated each of them a number of times. In fact, not too long ago she had contemplated fa...
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This was law? she thought. Where was the excitement of court cases, the challenge of defending the people that her father was always talking about? This was no fun at all.
Oh–it’s just–well, all I can say is, I’d never do anything so –so déclassé,' she finished on a note of smug satisfaction.Narrowing her eyes, Jessica glared at the phone in her hand. Where did Lila get...
Losers with no imagination say that if you start a new school, there has to be a first day. How come they haven't figure out how to be that? Just think existentially. All you do is take what is suppos...
The girls wore clothes that hadn't been fashionable for at least a year. There was only one blonde in the room, and she didn't even have a tan.
That was one plus about profound self-loathing. Nobody could hate you worse than you hated yourself.
Another funny thing about having friends was that they expected things of you. they made you want to not be a terrible, awful, execrable person. They made you feel worse when you were one. It was a lo...
Teling a little would ultimately mean telling a lot.
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What is with those Wakefield women that makes them think they’re better than everybody?' Ken asked.