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I have found that people who can successfully resist temptation invariably lead depressingly stunted lives.
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Consider, if you will, the morning boner. What a metaphor of hope and renewal! How can anyone give way to despair when one's groin greets each day with such a gala spectacle of physical optimism?
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Do you suppose the human race invented boredom to make the prospect of death more palatable?
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One of the tragic consequences of divorce is that the kids are legally obligated by the courts to spend a fixed amount of time with their dads. In normal families, dads and children happily ignore each other.
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C. D. Payne
Born:
July 5, 1949
(age 75)
Bio:
C. D. Payne is an American writer of absurdist fiction who is best known for his series of novels about fictional teenager Nick Twisp. They are called the "Youth in Revolt" series or "The Journals of Nick Twisp"
Known for:
Youth in Revolt (1993)
Revolting youth (2000)
Frisco Pigeon Mambo (2000)
Cut to the Twisp (2001)
Civic Beauties (1999)
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