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" Sometimes you do something, and you get screwed. Sometimes it's the things you don't do, and you get screwed. "

Chuck Palahniuk

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" Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it? "

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" The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime. "

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" Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified? "

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" The young men, they look to me for a story they can get nowhere else, a challenging risky story. "

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" When did the future switch from being a promise to a threat? "

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