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The sun was hot.
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You think its so easy to change yourself- "this song will save your life" by leila sales
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After dinner I sat and waited for Pyle in my room above rue Catinat; he had said 'I'll be with you latest at ten,' and when midnight struck I couldn't stay quiet any longer and went down into the street.

The Quiet American, Graham Greene
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Genre fiction has always been divided over the question of just how dangerous women are.

-Dangerous women, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
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"Early 2011. Bullying in school has recently driven several teenagers to suicide."

That's two sentences, I know. But does the first one really count? Haha, this book is a great read! The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth by Alexandra Robbins should be picked up by anyone and everyone!
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"If there were any passers-by, they have thought the body, lying face down in the gutter was just another tramp."

The Dancing Barber by AC Michael
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Frenjie wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:39 "If there were any passers-by, they have thought the body, lying face down in the gutter was just another tramp."

The Dancing Barber by AC Michael
This one is starting out interesting for sure.
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Mjgarrison wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 08:20
Frenjie wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:39 "If there were any passers-by, they have thought the body, lying face down in the gutter was just another tramp."

The Dancing Barber by AC Michael
This one is starting out interesting for sure.
Exactly! And the excitement just escalates as the humour element dominates the page.😆😄😃
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Adam stooped down, picked up a flat pebble,and tossed it playfully at a tuft of reeds just out from
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And there she was standing puzzled and in silence.
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I started a new book, here's the first sentence:

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My name is Charles Highway, though you wouldn't think it to look at me.

The Rachel Papers, Martin Amis
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Sometimes I am amazed at my capacity as a nine-year-old, to understand my entrapment and escape it.

Ray Bradbury, Zen in the art of Writing
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It took years for them to realize that the end was near than ever before, their actions were now catching up with them and they were getting scared.
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