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I just want one person I can rescue and I want one person who needs me. Who can't live without me. I want to be a hero, but not just one time.

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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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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