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I don't want to care. If I care about things, it'll just be worse, it'll just be another thing to worry about. It's less painful if I don't care.

Bret Easton Ellis

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Bret Easton Ellis
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Executive Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Podcaster
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
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LA
California
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