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David M. Samuels

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Author writes under the penname D.M. Samuels as well.

Average rating: 3.89 · 57 ratings · 39 reviews · 8 distinct works
I, Exile (A Thief's Tale, #1)

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Of Steel That Stings and Ot...

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“I'm not about to go and start quoting myself.”
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“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
Abraham Lincoln

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

“Sir, a reformed man is worth ten men virtuous from birth, for he understands temptation and will strive the harder to not stray.”
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“Let me tell you a secret Thomas, the first step in becoming something is deciding you are the thing already.  The rest is just polishing.”
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“There was a Brazilian hippie I met once on a path in a jungle near a beach who gave me a half of his coconut, and I never felt that I properly thanked him. So, thanks.”
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