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Related Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON While I was writing 'The Spare Room,' I thought, 'I'm going to look really bad in th... HELEN GARNER I'm a lot less cranky when it's just me and my dog. BOB PETERSON DRAKE AARON SORKIN I think the hedge-fund industry has taken a reputational turn for the worse, this dog-eat-dog stuff.... BILL ACKMAN My very beloved and deceased third-grade teacher, Cliff Kehod, was the one that I really remember ca... IKE BARINHOLTZ CHARLES M. SCHULZ I love shutting my front door and being at home with just my dog and me. That's when I'm hap... 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MIKE JOYCE I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES But I always curl my lashes, even if I don't put on mascara. I'll also put on a lip gloss or... DENISE RICHARDS I'm not a big TV guy, but I love either 'Auction Hunters' or those repo shows on truTV. ... ERIC CHURCH
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