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I will live to piss in the open mouths or the open graves of my enemies, whichever comes first.

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Harlan Ellison
Age: 84 †
Born: 1934
Born: May 27
Died: 2018
Died: June 27
Film Critic
Journalist
Literary Critic
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Harlan Jay Ellison
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Firsts
Piss
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Graves
Enemies
Mouths
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