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Before I start signing these,
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I need to thank somebodywho's here tonight.
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When I had her at State--That didn't sound right.
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I never had her.I wanted her, but never had her.
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What I meant waswhen I took her class.
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I had the worst caseof writer's block in the world.
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All I had were terrible ideas.I hated them all.
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I was just aboutto drop the class
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when she said something to methat changed everything.
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She said, "Terrible ideasare like playground scapegoats.
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Given the right encouragement,they grow up to be geniuses."
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She told me to take one,and work on it.
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Well, I did.
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Frances Mayes,who loves terrible ideas,
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may I please French kissyou now?
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Go for it, Willie boy!
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Married, William.Sorry.
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Proud of me?
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Ridiculously.
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Frances, these are amazing.What did you do?
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Chocolate is timing, my friend.
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- The rest is magic.- Hey, Professor.
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- Where is the wine?- Over there.
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Tom is one lucky bastard.
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A literary wifewho makes brownies.
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I swear, if you tell meyou cook in the nude,
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I'll go home and kill myself.
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Never in the nude.Always in a thong.
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Actually, if you knew Frances,you'd know these are avoidance.
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Thanks.
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- How's the novel going?- Not so well.
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But the procrastinationis coming along fabulously.
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Soon it will breedabject self-loathing,
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and then I'll just becomea writing machine.
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What about Tom?How's his book going?
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Fine.He's home writing right now.
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You know Tom?
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I met him recently,sort of by coincidence.
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