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Of all the artists who emerged in the '80s, I think perhaps Cindy Sherman is the most important.


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CHUCK PALAHNIUK You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways.
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CHUCK PALAHNIUK No matter how much you love someone, you still want to have you own way.
CHUCK PALAHNIUK A girl calls and asks, "Does it hurt very much to die?"
"Well, sweetheart," I tell her, "yes, b...
CHUCK PALAHNIUK It's discouraging to make a mistake, but it's humiliating when you find out you're so unimportant th...
CHUCK DALY Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident.
CHUCK KNOX Playing safe is only playing.
CHUCK OLSON Practice without improvement is meaningless.
CHUCK KNOX It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
CHUCK HILLIS