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Without animals, there would be no humanity. In a world of just people, people will mean nothing . . .

Chuck Palahniuk

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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Essayist
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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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