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In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever in and of itself.

Chuck Klosterman

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Chuck Klosterman
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 5
Author
Journalist
Music Critic
Breckenridge
Minnesota
Charles John Klosterman
Nothing
Matter
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