My mother kept the house clean and we ate good.
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In my dreams I ate and I ate my dreams.
Bernard MalamudBernard Malamud Fruit of all the kinds that the country produced were laid before him; he ate very little, but from time to time a liquor prepared from cocoa, and of an aphrodisiac nature.
Bernal Diaz del CastilloBernal Diaz del Castillo I ate too many Frosted Flakes. I don’t remember what I said last night.
Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal You guys make the rules up, so a foul is a foul. It doesn’t matter if a guy is bigger and stronger. It’s not my fault I ate my Frosted Flakes when I was little, and you ate Wheaties.
Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal A panda walks into a tea room and ordered a salad and ate it. Then it pulled out a pistol, shot the man in the next table dead, and walked out.
Ursula K. Le GuinUrsula K. Le Guin Since Eve ate the apple, much depends on dinner.
Lord ByronLord Byron I knew if I ate anything of hers again, it would lkely tell me the same message: help me,
Aimee BenderAimee Bender But if there was a mini-comic here in my hand, I’d read it while I ate my lunch.
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