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Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.

Chuck Palahniuk

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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Essayist
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Writer
Pasco
Washington
Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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