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You can only maintain an immensely gothic attitude for so long before either killing yourself or beginning to feel like a poser.

Poppy Z. Brite

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Poppy Z. Brite
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: May 25
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New Orleans
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Billy Martin
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