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Quote by Sloane Crosley
The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is b

The reason that war is such a fascinating subject for writers is because its a revealer. Put a bunch of people in an adrenaline-fuelled, life-or-death situation and their fundamental behaviours are exposed, the scrim is taken away and the motivations behind each personality come out to play. – Sloane Crosley

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I was the youngest of my entire family so you are tap-dancing to try to get the attention of your older cousins. I really hit my social stride in 6th grade, but before that I was a pretty big dork. You learn how to be amusing and how to work for it. – Sloane Crosley

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Ah, the power of two. Theres nothing quite like it. Especially when it comes to paying utility bills, parenting, cooking elaborate meals, purchasing a grown-up bed, jumping rope and lifting heavy machinery. The world favours pairs. Who wants to waste the wood building an ark for singletons? – Sloane Crosley

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I hope to one day co-sign a lease with another person but, well, it doesnt plague me that I have yet to do so. Put it this way: Ive never had to violently tug at my own pillow at 2 A.M. to get myself to stop snoring. – Sloane Crosley

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