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Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book.

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Tim Burton
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 25
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I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or abnormal. The meaning of those words for me is very personal and subjective. I've always been confused and never had a clearcut understanding of the meaning of those kinds of words.
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Son, are you happy? I don't mean to pry, but do you dream of Heaven? Have you ever wanted to die?
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But she knows she has a curse on her, a curse she cannot win. For if someone gets too close to her, the pins stick further in.
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People always think I get really good reviews, but I don't. That's why I don't go on the Internet much - because you can go down a dark hole looking at stuff. Once, I clicked on my name and freaked out. It's too bizarre, it's too weird, it's too unsettling.
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