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title: "7 Said Laura Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“He drank milk and fruit juice straight from the carton, ate with his elbows on the table, held his knife like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-hogan/he-drank-milk-and-fruit-juice-straight-from-the-carton-ate-with-his/)

[Ruth Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-hogan/)

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> [You shouldn't do that," said Laura. "You could set yourself on fire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/you-shouldn-t-do-that-said-laura-you-could-set-yourself-on-fire/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

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> [“I'm not going to have a husband anyway," said Laura. "I'm going to live by myself in the garage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/i-m-not-going-to-have-a-husband-anyway-said-laura-i-m-going-to-live/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/margaret-atwood-40_childhood_i-m-not-going-to-have-a-husband-anyway-s_796571.jpg)

> [“That's right,' Mel said. 'Some vassal would come along and spear the bastard in the name of love. Or whatever the fuck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/that-s-right-mel-said-some-vassal-would-come-along-and-spear-the/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

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> [“It's different up here, you know." "I know," said Laura miserably. "I was -- enjoying myself, that's all." Nick watched her for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-evans/it-s-different-up-here-you-know-i-know-said-laura-miserably-i-was/)

[Harriet Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-evans/)

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> [ \[Strong marriage\] starts with being married to a remarkable person. And I am. I jokingly say that I stood up in front… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/strong-marriage-starts-with-being-married-to-a-remarkable-person-and/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [“You shouldn’t have forged my handwriting,” I said to Laura privately. “I couldn’t forge Richard’s. It’s too different from ours. Yours was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/you-shouldn-t-have-forged-my-handwriting-i-said-to-laura-privately-i/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

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