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You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.
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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