“Never act like you want it, darlin'. Act like you wouldn't own it if they paid you. Tell them it's dirty, broken… a useless thing. Then make an offer.”

—  Billie Letts, book Where the Heart Is

Source: Where the Heart Is

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American novelist and educator 1938–2014

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