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I will never write a sequel to anything that I will ever write.
Chuck Palahniuk
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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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This is the biggest mistake I could think would save me. I wanted to give up the idea that I had any control. Shake things up. To be saved by chaos. To see if I could cope, I wanted to force myself to grow again. To explode my comfort zone.
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What you have to consider is the possibility that God doesn't like you. Could be, God hates us. This is not the worst thing that could happen.
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So here I am. This is as good as it gets. Take it or leave it.
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