My question is I have a favorite genre and everything that I write in, but how do I keep myself from plagiarizing my favorite authors' ideas?

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But I do enjoy, you know - my favorite place to play is in a small theater, where the acoustics are really beautiful and the band can really shine.

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Given my background, it is not surprising that my favorite parts of the book have to do with physics and mathematics.

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My favorite space is the family room, where we do pretty much everything.

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To this point, sitting in with that class of startups, seeing what they do and getting to write about how TechStars works from that point of view has been my absolute favorite story.

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Why do I habitually pop into random liquor stores to see if, on the off chance, they have my favorite rare bottle collecting dust somewhere?

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Giving me a device with all of my favorite Microsoft applications built in, supported and ready to use makes it easy for me to do business.

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Like Cher in "Clueless, " my main thrill in life is a makeover, so Erika's new 'do combined with her right-on-pitch cover of "New York State of Mind" was one of my favorite performances of the night.

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