Scared isn't a good excuse. Scared is the excuse everyone has always used.
("Looking for Alaska")
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I began to swim, an armless silver mermaid, using only my hips to generate motion, until finally my ass scraped against the lake's mucky bottom. I turned then and used my hips and waist to roll three times, until I came ashore near a ratty green towel. They'd left me a towel. How thoughtful.John Green
I don't know why boys expect us to like boy movies. We don't expect them to like girl movies.
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I may die young, but at least I'll die smart.
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Love is keeping the promise anyway.
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It's really hard to tell whether this will be a blip on the radar screen or whether it reflects a deep change in public opinion. A lot will depend to what extent Sheehan and her vigil link up with the disquiet we're seeing in public polls, especially with the people who haven't been opposed to the war in the past.
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We had a party, a Father's Day party, going-away party and daughter's birthday party all wrapped up in one, ... He was great the thing of it is he loves kids.
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