And that's what I try and direct anybody who asks me about my writing, how do I better myself.

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And as soon as I go in somebody asks me for change for the cigarette machine.

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Of course, whenever anybody asks me if I'm excited about anything, I tend to not want to say yes.

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He asks me what I want and I tell him.

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He asks me what sports I like.

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When someone on the street asks me about it, I have to tell them there is honestly nothing in it for them.

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When the guy who fixes my car asks me how John is doing, I know he means it.

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When I think about the things that have happened to me and the things I've done, I think anybody who asks for more would just be being greedy.

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"When I go out to dinner with my friends and no one stares at me or asks to be moved to a table further away from me, that's a good day, " she says.

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Mr. ASTON-REESE: It's - well, the - you know, it starts more emotionally and mentally, because I've - believe it or not, my senses are much more heightened now, because I'm glued to those screens, looking for any blip that might show, what Adam always asks me, a crack in the ice, to show that we're going to get moving again.

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