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You realize that our mistrust of the future makes it hard to give up the past.
Chuck Palahniuk
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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
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Science Fiction Writer
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Pasco
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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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