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If you believe something, you can have a morality that means something as well. You can feel recognized as an individual within the universe it can give meaning to who you are.

Will Self

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Will Self
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: September 26
Author
Journalist
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Science Fiction Writer
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West London Infirmary
William Woodard Self
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I used to find myself goofed out in the street on drugs. And I had such a bad problem with addiction at the time that I didn't mind. I was dealing cocaine and shooting up a lot of cocaine. And that's not a good space to be in.
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