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I'm a poet,' the young man said, 'And it's my job to remember the sadness of things.

Clive Barker

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Clive Barker
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 5
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I haven't even had a life I could call my own, and you're ready to slot me into the grand design. Well, I don't think I want to go. I want to be my own design.
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Here is a list of terrible things, The jaws of sharks, a vultures wings The rabid bite of the dogs of war, The voice of one who went before, But most of all the mirror's gaze, Which counts us out our numbered days.
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No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering.
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