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It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.

Chuck Palahniuk

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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Pasco
Washington
Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
Everyone
Reject
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Cry
Realize
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Dies
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