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The weather today is an increasing trend towards denial.

Chuck Palahniuk

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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Pasco
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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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Anymore, no one's mind is their own.
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On a night without moon or stars you can't see a thing, but you can imagine anything.
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