"If you have a big enough dictionary, just about everything is a word."

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"If you have a big enough dictionary, just about everything is a word."

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Terry Pratchett, English Author

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Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"At this, Gansey rolled over onto his back and folded his hands on his chest. He wore a salmon polo shirt, which, in Blue's opinion, was far more hellish than anything they'd discussed to this point."

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Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist

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"We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail."

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