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The lucky ones are just born dead.
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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Pasco
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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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The big reason why folks leave a small town,' Rant used to say, 'is so they can moon over the idea of going back. And the reason they stay put is so they can moon about getting out.' Rant meant that no one is happy, anywhere.
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For the most part my friends can always be more entertaining than the tube ever can be.
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She's so thin she's either dying or rich.
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Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer, maybe self-destruction is the answer.
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Does it hurt very much to die? Well, sweetheart, yes, but it hurts a lot more to keep living.
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These days, most of the people you hear laughing are dead.
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The money is in television. Books are not the dominant medium of our time, so fewer people will create them. In a sad way, books have become a form of comfort food we expect to lull us to sleep.
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Every day: Wear sunblock. Cover your gray. Do not go insane. Eat less fats and sugars. Do more sit-ups. Don’t start forgetting stuff. Trim the hair in your ears. Take calcium. Moisturize. Every day. Freeze in time to stay in one place forever. Do not get frigging old.
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Nothing is static. Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart. Since fight club, I can wiggle half the teeth in my jaw. Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer. Maybe self-destruction is the answer.
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It only takes one mistake and nothing else you ever do will matter. No matter how hard you work or how smart you become, you'll always be known for that one poor choice.
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Women are already born so far ahead ability-wise. The day men can give birth, that's when we can start talking about equal rights.
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