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''It's an empty journey to triumph if you don't plant the seeds of catastrophe along the way.''

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When interviewers ask me 'what most surprised you in the research for your book?' I often tell them this story. It is WILD.
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This is NOT what America is about. America is about *opens history book* uh oh *Frantically starts flipping though pages* uh oh. oh no. no no no. uh oh
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Had a dream where I invented a cereal called Druthers Cereal but instead of the catch phrase being “I gotta have my Druthers!” like you’d assume it would be, it was “Druthers: The Grain of Civilization”
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My friend asked me about my skincare regimen and I was like: “I try not to touch anything too hot or sharp.”
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A BIRD IN THE HAND IS HONESTLY INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE ON ITS OWN THOSE THINGS ARE LIKE DESIGNED NOT TO BE CAUGHT
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You know what would be a cute couples costume?
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I'm just a girl, standing in front of a straight, white boy, telling him I know more about the subject than him because it's my actual job.
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David: *plays secret chord* The Lord: Nice.
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Just got hi-5'd by a man for wearing a Phillies hat. As I walked away he referred to me as a "Paul F Tompkins-lookin' motherfucker."
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Still going through my Weird Al phase.
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IF THE MOON IS NOT THE SOURCE OF MY STRENGTH WHY DOES YELLING AT IT MAKE ME FEEL SO POWERFUL
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Sun-dried tomatoes are my favorite food where one of the ingredients is "the ravages of time."
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Photo of Harrison putting a chin back on w/ glue &holding it til it dried, Chewie flabbergasted, me ashamed& robocop – at Los Angeles, CA
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AH YES I HAVE ALL THE MIDDLE AGED HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS TENNIS ELBOW BUSINESS SHOULDER THE KINGS SORENESS BLOOD TEETH ALSO DEPRESSION
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FRANCE: we're fancy WORLD: ok FRANCE: a fried ham sandwich is our national lunch WORLD: FRANCE: a fried ham sandwich with an egg is its wife
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i hav cat-like reflexes "prove it" *looks at a cat* (instantly) i like that cat
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Why are young girls so fixated on ponies? My best guess is that they all wish to be hussars, to die young in bloody martial glory.
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I have stolen The cars That were in your Race And which You were planning to use In crimes Forgive me They were So fast And so furious
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no YOU learn from my mistakes
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