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I think to write fiction, this is just how I see it, you have to have a powerful need/desire to connect. I can't. Wanting to and not being able to has lead to a lot of misery in my life.
Henry Rollins
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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
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