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Clare Smith
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“I have several close friends who have run marathons, a word that is actually derived from two Swahili words: mara, which means 'to die a horrible death', and thon, which means 'for a stupid T-shirt.' Look it up.”
― You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning
― You Can't Drink All Day If You Don't Start in the Morning
“My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today.”
― Watership Down
― Watership Down
“I had recently come into the possession of a Thesaurus. You would not believe how many words there are! When I opened that book, I was like, whoa! Word party!”
― Nightlight: A Parody
― Nightlight: A Parody
“We thought we knew everything about him. But that's not how life is. When all's said and done, we can never truly know one another.”
― We, the Drowned
― We, the Drowned
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