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" I went to college in Vermont, and then stayed in the East Coast. "
Bret Easton Ellis
East Coast
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" Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him. "
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