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We each die countless little deaths on our way to the last. We die out of shame as humiliation. We perish from despair. And, of course, we die for love.

Clive Barker

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Clive Barker
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 5
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Perhaps a wiser eye than hers would be able to read tomorrow in tonight's stars, but where was the fun in that? It was better not to know. Better to be alive in the Here and the Now--in this bright, laughing moment--and let the Hours to come take care of themselves.
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Walk with care in dark places, and do not put your faith in anyone who promises you the forgiveness of the Lord or a certain place in Paradise.
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Wherever I go, I will speak of you with love.
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Angels have very nasty tempers. Especially when they’re feeling righteous.
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What worth was a man who could not be haunted?
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..She had that brand of pragmatism that would find her the first brewing tea after Armageddon.
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Keep it simple. Trust your imagination. Discover what is unique about your imagination. Don't simply read a story and copy it. I go into myself. Then I transcribe what visions I have. If those ideas are original, and you are devoted, you will go far.
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Fear is a place where you just tell the truth
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You'll learn, honey. Love can be the best thing in life. And it can be the worst. The absolute worst.
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To you who have never died, may I say: Welcome to the world!
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Sung to the tune of O Christmas Tree O woe is me, O woe is me, I used to have a hamster tree, But it was eaten by a newt, And now I have no cuddly fruit, O woe is me, O woe is me, I used to have a hamster tree!
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If we have nothing to do but service our own pleasure - because society has taught us that's all we're worth and we're exiled from positions of authority from which we could actually shape society - then we just become hedonists. Eventually, despite how great it may look on Saturday night, come Monday morning there's just purposelessness.
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My life is in the art that I make, and I'm very happy with it.
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I know that I want to bring sex and horror together as I have been able to in my books.
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