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People Talk Of Sorrow As If It Is Soft, A Thing Of Water And Tears. But True Sorrow Is Not Soft. True Sorrow Is A Thing Of Fire, And Rock. It Burns Your Heart, Crushes Your Soul Under The Weight Of Mountains. It Destroys, And Even If You Keep Breathing, Keep Going, You Die.

-Laurell K. Hamilton

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People Talk Of Sorrow As If It Is Soft, A Thing Of Water And Tears. But True Sorrow Is Not Soft. True Sorrow Is A Thing Of Fire, And Rock. It Burns Your Heart, Crushes Your Soul Under The Weight Of Mountains. It Destroys, And Even If You Keep Breathing, Keep Going, You Die.

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Never Argue With Your Characters; They Know Themselves Better Than You Do

I Like Conventions. I Like Meeting And Greeting. I'm Perched On That Edge Where I'm Getting More Attention Than I Quite Know What To Do With, Though.

Fear Will Bind You Closer Than Love, Or Hate, And It Works A Hell Of A Lot Quicker.

If The Only Tool You Have Is A Hammer, All Your Problems Begin To Look Like Nails. - Abraham Maslow

Out Last Chance Is A Cat's Magic Sight. We Are Doomed.

Zerbrowski Said, "try Not. Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try." It Took Me A Second To Realize That He Had Just Quoted Star Wars To Me. It Made Me Smile, And In That Moment I Loved Him, Just For That.

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