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Don't live with writers. Writers are bastards.

Warren Ellis

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Warren Ellis
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: February 16
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Journalism is just a gun. It’s only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that’s all you need. Aim it right, and you can blow a kneecap off the world.
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There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long— PEOPLE. No matter how big the idea they all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightened. It's people that kill every revolution.
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