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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Name the fears that are holding you back. It's the equivalent of flooding the boogeyman with light. GINA GREENLEE And the day came out... the mask was removed... and who was behind it? ... No Face... a pe... DEYTH BANGER The rules only applied to people who couldn’t afford different rules. CAMERON STRACHER VIEW FROM A HILL I am not yet quite over it. I am lying down on top of it. Surv... JOHN TOTTENHAM I told her she was the best player on the floor and to go out and play like it. She did. LAURIE KELLY Always Be Ready For Anything that Comes: Bananas, Chips, College, an Opportunity, so when it does yo... DANIEL OJEDA Eunice opened the window and was slapped on the face for no reason. Stunned she got out of the car. ... EMMANUEL DAOUD Time is a teacher which in the end it kills all it's students. 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JASON LYNCH When I grew up, there was still black and white TV. I was told to never get out of bed once you'... BILL MOSELEY I must have been in the car for a long time because eventually my sister found me there. I was chain... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Casually, out of the view of Ronan, making sure Adam was still sleeping, Gansey dangled his hand bet... MAGGIE STIEFVATER I was studying my 'Bold and Beautiful' script the other day, lying in a hammock, when one of... TIPPI HEDREN Most people my age are dead at the present time and you can look it up. CASEY STENGEL The passenger liner Ossifar Distana was one of the most luxurious of its kind in space anywhere. It ... CHRISTINA ENGELA When my daughter was 3, she was eating Cheerios and spilled some on the table. So she swiped them on... COLIN ANGLE I'd been gearing up to working in theatre since coming out of drama school, but it was an exciti... AMANDA BURTON She closed her eyes and jumped. 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