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A good story should change the way you see the world.

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
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Stories
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World

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The damaged loves the damaged.
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I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.
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This isn't about love as in caring. This is about property as in ownership.
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The only person we'll hate more than each other is ourselves.
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Just let yourself be broken and humiliated. Just your whole life, keep telling people, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
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Discovering the 'impossible' ending to a new book makes me sick with joy and relief.
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I see so many tattoos of my stuff on people - tattoos of my book covers, tattoos of quotes . . . it's kind of daunting sometimes.
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