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"In 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D---- He was an old man of about seventy-five years of age; he had occupied the see of D---- since 1806."
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In 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D---- He was an old man of about seventy-five years of age; he had occupied the see of D---- since 1806.
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I first saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857. "What!" you say, "eighteen fifty-seven? That is an odd slip. He means nineteen fifty-seven, of course." I beg pardon, but there is no mistake.
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My name is David Talbot.
Do any of you remember me as
the Superior General of the Talamasca, the Order of psychic
detectives whose motto was "We watch and we are always
here"?
It has a charm, doesn't it,
that motto?
The Talamasca has existed for
over a thousand years.
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"Mom, Uncle Frank won't let me watch the movie. But the big kids can. Why
can't I?"
"Kevin, I'm on the phone."
"It's not even rated R. He's just being a jerk."
"Kevin, if Uncle Frank says no, then it must be really bad."
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"Dismount!"
"Herman's horsesick!"
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"Show us how brave you are.
He says you stole the bread."
"It's a lie, I caught him stealing ours."
"Cut off the infidels hand!"
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"At the first gesture of
morning, flies began stirring. Inman's eyes and the long wound
at his neck drew them, and the sound of their wings and the
touch of their feet were soon more potent than a yardful of
roosters in rousing a man to wake. So he came to yet one more
day in the hospital ward."
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"On a very hot day in August of
1994, my wife told me she was going down to the Derry Rite Aid
to pick up a refill on her sinus medicine prescription -- this
is stuff you can buy over the counter these days, I believe.
I'd finished my writing for the day and offered to pick it up
for her. She said thanks, but she wanted to get a piece of
fish at the supermarket next door anyway; two birds with one
stone and all of that. She blew a kiss at me off the palm of
her hand and went out. The next time I saw her, she was on
TV."
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"'Suppose
that you and I were sitting in a quiet room overlooking a garden,
chatting and sipping at our cups of green tea while we talked about
something that had happened a long while ago, and I said to you,
"That afternoon when I met so-and-so...was the very best
afternoon of my life, and also the very worst afternoon.'"
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movie? >>>
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"Happy birthday dear , happy
birthday to you! Did you make a wish?"
"Yeah" ...
"No lunch. I got speech class."
"What'dya need speech class for? You talk fine."
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movie? >>>
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"Mr. and Mrs.
Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that
they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."
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novel?
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"I believe in America. America has made my fortune. And I raised my daughter in the
American fashion. I gave her freedom, but -- I taught her never to dishonor her family."
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movie? >>>
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"All
right, Charlie, That the joint?"
"Yes, sir."
"Who runs it?"
"...."
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movie? >>>
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"That's got to be the
prettiest girl we've ever had in this competition, I tell you.
Now let's welcome back our six finalist on stage, come on back out
girls! ...."
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movie? >>>
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