Quotes from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“After your jump, the net appears. - Vincent Lauria”
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“I still make coffee for two. - Zak Nelson”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Followed rules, not dreams. Never again. - Margaret Hellerstein”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Internal age doesn't match external age. - Carol Smith”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Followed white rabbit. Became black sheep. - Gabrille Maconi”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Love drama, just not my own. - Sam Zalutsky”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Never lived up to my potential. - Leslie Sterling”
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“I imagined more than office jobs. - Gretchen Vitamvas”
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“I live the perfect imperfect life. -Paul Lore”
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“I'm the fine print; read closely. -Kristina Grish”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Memory was my drug of choice. -Pea Hicks”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Taking a lifetime to grow up.”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Followed rules, not dreams. Never again. -Margaret Hellerstein”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Her blue eyes
capture the distance.
-Sonya Cheuse”
― quote from Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure

“Revenge is living well, without you. -Joyce Carol Oates”
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“Well, I thought it was funny. -Stephen Colbert”
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