Writers are in control of editing processes - making a sentence better, cutting out a paragraph. But the initial outpouring has very little to do with conscious control or manipulation.


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True love is built on free will and free choice, not control and manipulation.
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All concepts of making a point is another failure of communication.
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To have self control in an out of control world is genius.
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Curran's whore comes to visit us," Jarek said in accented English.

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It's out of control, but what're you going to do? Nobody's gonna stop driving.
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Do not keep control over household affairs. The one who keeps control has to wander around. The unus...
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