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I wonder how much the general population of this country know that the legal system has far more to do with playing a good hand of poker than it does ...more

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A lie, as you probably know, has a taste all its own. Blocky and bitter and never quite right, like when you pop a piece of fancy chocolate into your ...more

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Since when does anyone get the option to do the easiest?

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You know how the tightrope guy at the circus wants everyone to believe his act is an art, but deep down you can see that he's really just hoping he ma...more

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See, as much as you want to hold on to the bitter sore memory that someone has left this world, you are still in it. And the very act of living is a t...more

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Imagine waking up one morning and finding a piece of yourself you didn't even know existed.

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What I mean is that those thoughts, they're human. And just because you turn out differently than everyone's imagined you would doesn't mean that you'...more

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Take it from me: love has all the lasting permanence of a rainbow-beautiful while it's there, and just as likely to have disappeared by the time you b...more

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if there isn’t a them, there can’t be an us.

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Do you know how there are moments when the world moves so slowly you can feel your bones shifting, your mind tumbling? When you think that no matter w...more

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She suddenly remembered studying the brain in science class- how a steel rod pierced a man's skull, and he opened his mouth to speak Portuguese, a lan...more

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What would you do if you only had one day left in this world? Spend it with the people you love? Travel to the far corners of the earth to see as many...more

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How come love sounds so violent? You fall head over heels. You’re struck by Cupid’s arrow. You take the risk of having your heart broken. From an outs...more

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Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had.

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Life, it turns out, goes on. There is no cosmic rule that grants you immunity from the details just because you have come face-to-face with a catastro...more