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It ain’t over until this fat lady says so.
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Gloom, Doom, Agony On Me—Part 2
What fresh hell is this?—Dorothy Parker
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Gloom, Despair, Agony On Me! Part 1
Deep dark depression, excessive misery. If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.—Buck Owens
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Abi-normal—Part 2
And someone’s sneakin’ round the corner; could that someone be Mack the Knife? —Bertolt Brecht
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Abi-normal: Part One
Just when you think Cancer is going out the door, the bitch comes back yelling, “Hold my beer!”—Karen Spiegler
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So far, So Good? Right?
The difference between an optimist and a pessimist? An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh.—Tom Bodett
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Another Day. Another Organ Removed.
I don’t like surgery. I don’t like elective surgery. I don’t like surgery you have to have.-Sandra Bernhard
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Make ‘Em Laugh While Dying
My life as a mom and cancer fight.
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