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““Not sure how you can get them to him without looking like a crazy stalker chick," Micah says. "You think I'm a crazy stalker chick?" "You're using an ancient war manual to try to win back your boyfriend. I think you're a girl who will do whatever it takes to get what she wants," he says. "Hey, at least you're committed.””

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“In a similar way, The Art of War pinpoints anger and greed as fundamental causes of defeat.”

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Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.

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There is nothing as likely to succeed as what the enemy believes you cannot attempt.

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In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory.

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