"There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working."
-Thomas Perry
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"Reading a novel in which all characters illustrate patience, hard work, chastity, and delayed gratification could be a pretty dull experience.“
-Thomas Perry
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"I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
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"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
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"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."
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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
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