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“The reality of what we really are is often times found in the small snips, way down at the bottom of things.”
― Jean Shepherd

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“I’m suggesting that if you’re going to bring hell down upon someone’s head, you should dress for the occasion.”
― T. Kingfisher, The Seventh Bride

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“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.”
― Roald Dahl

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“Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules.”
― Mario Batali

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“Everyone else is a piece. A pawn, a knight, a king. Not you.” I snort softly. “Let me guess. I’m the queen?” “Nope. You’re the one on the other side of the board.” And”
― Cate C. Wells, Run Posy Run

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