People are mostly hot to have a discussion when you're not.
("The Catcher in the Rye")
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I hate actors. They never act like people. They just think they do.
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That's the whole trouble. When you're feeling very depressed, you can't even think.
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Almost every damn school in the world gets out earlier for Christmas break than the school I go to.
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