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Jose Saramago Writer
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"Death ... doesn't take her eyes off us for a minute, so much so that even those who are not yet due to die feel her gaze pursuing them constantly."

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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"Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time."

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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
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"E-books are great for instant gratification - you see a review somewhere of a book that interests you, and you can start reading it five minutes later."

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Virginia Woolf Novelist
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"madam," the man cried, leaping to the ground, "you're hurt!" "I'm dead, sir!" she replied. A few minutes later, they became engaged."

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Steve Scott Filmmaker
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"I ran my first sub-4-minute mile in 1977 and since then have run 136 more. Nobody has run as many sub-4s as I have, and I intend to run at least one more."

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