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  • Author Adam W. Jones
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    Her face was the best of Raquel Welch and Christy Brinkley combined. All atop a curvaceous body that would make Rubens drop his paintbrush."-Adam W. Jones, Fate Ball

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  • Author Doris Lessing
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    But there is no doubt that to attempt a novel of ideas is to give oneself a handicap: the parochialism of our culture is intense. For instance, decade after decade bright young men and women emerge from their universities able to say proudly: 'Of course I know nothing about German literature.' It is the mode. The Victorians knew everything about German literature, but were able with a clear conscience not to know much about the French.

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  • Author Shelley K. Wall
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    From Flood, Flash, and Pheromones--coming soon:As Cassie’s body hurled toward him in the swirl, she realized the brevity of the situation. This was it. This was the moment that determined whether she lived to see another day or drowned in this filthy brown water. This was the moment she proved she had never been a quitter, never been a weakling. All the problems she’d dealt with at work today seemed trivial.

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  • Author Lidia Longorio
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    The smell of bacon sizzling and the sound ofeggs hitting hot pans were drowned out by thesonorous diner conversations happening all over therestaurant. Some were laughing at their own jokes inone of the center tables. A couple wordlessly brokeup, using the diner napkins to dry their tears, sittingin one of the red with white upside down triangledetailed booths. There were also some teenagersarguing about the pronunciation of gif on the countertable, sitting on the red high chairs.

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