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Every stage of life has its own form of power, and we're always sort of terrified as to whether we can make the jump to the next form of power.

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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