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I AM NOT A WRITER.
My characters simply commandeer my fingertips, writing their own destinies.


T.N. Suarez

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on my fin...
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MIKE LEE Oh, Mr. Thornton, I am not good enough!'

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TECUMSEH I am an undisputed gangster. To me, that means playing by my own rules.
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I HAVE A GIFT.
I'm a monster.
I'M MORE THAN HUMAN.
My touch Is l...
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I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds t...
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I think thy answers make me what I am.
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