Arthur Nersesian quote: "Nowadays the standards had plummeted so far that I failed even at being a failure. I silently packed up. Nothing else was left. They had even robbed me of self-pity"

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Try now, try now, it isn't too late'
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Arthur Miller wouldn't have married me if I had been nothing but a dumb blonde.
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I know that God has had my back, even when I was screwing up.
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I love you now... I love you immortally, even if I die and there is nothing left of me.
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MADI DIAZ

She fucking shot me. I had been so shocked and horny that my mind couldn’t even comprehend what ha...
J.J. MCAVOY

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I can't even imagine seeing someone else. I've never had any problems at all. He's been wonderful.
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Well yes so far, I was recently in Germany and they had me do six book signings a day and that was t...
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ISAAC BROCK

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JOHN GREEN

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Nowadays the standards had plummeted so far that I failed even at being a failure. I silently packed up. Nothing else was left. They had even robbed me of self-pity

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