I didn't want to kiss you goodbye – that was the trouble – I wanted to kiss you good night – and there's a lot of difference.
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Ernest Hemingway
I got my heart's desire, and there my troubles began.
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Lev Grossman
You know my name, not my story. You've heard what I've done, but not what I've been through.
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Jonathan Anthony Burkett
Tell me that the purpose of life is to have fun, and without a care in the world I'll begin wreaking havoc on everything I pass. Now that's what I call pure, honest fun.
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Criss Jami
My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.
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Rick Riordan
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