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  1. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    Yes, Icarus fell to earth after flying too close to the sun, but what a glorious fall it must have been. Almost worth the flaming wings tied to his arms, waving helplessly in a shower of
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  2. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    It's hard to explain to someone who's never had the experience-the unmistakable, life-altering moment when you read a book and realize that someone out in the world has read your mind and put into words all the thoughts and ideas crashing around inside your own head. For me, it was like Don Swanstrom
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  3. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    As the cubs slept, Peggy licked their burnt-orange coats clean and watched over them diligently. The way she looked at them as they slept, you knew she would do anything to protect them. Even with only one good paw. Even if it meant she would have to sacrifice her own life to keep them safe. Witnessing that kind of unconditional love was a miracle of nature. Moments like those are what made me want to become a vet. Secretly,
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  4. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    Young people want mirrors. Older people want art. If I couldn't see myself, my world, in Cheever or Gatsby, I rejected them.
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  5. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    I liked it better when you couldn't be so sure. When terrifying rumors were distant enough to be a UFO at the bottom of Loch Ness. When the horribly compelling train-wreck tragedies of less fortunate people's lives were only as real as you let them be. Just a cover of a magazine, a black-and-white photo on some late-night commercial for a charity. Now confirmation is just a mouse click away.
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  6. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    At the end of the day, your life is just a story. If you don't like the direction it's going, change it. Rewrite it. When you rewrite a sentence, you erase it and start over until you get it right. Yes, it's a little more complicated with a life, but the principle is the same. And remember, don't let anyone ever tell you that your revisions are not the truth.
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  7. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    I'm the one who still needs rewriting. Don't we all?
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  8. Chuck Palahniuk _ Burnt Tongues

    Young people want mirrors. Older people want art.
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