No matter what else you came up against, if you could smile and laugh …

Chuck Palahniuk
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No matter what else you came up against, if you could smile and laugh while a monkey did you with chestnuts in a dank concrete basement while somebody took pictures, well, any other situation would be a piece of cake ✨ Chuck Palahniuk (2001). Choke: A Novel, Anchor Books
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No matter what else you came up against, if you could smile and laugh while a monkey did you with chestnuts in a dank concrete basement while somebody took pictures, well, any other situation would be a piece of cake ✨ Chuck Palahniuk (2001). Choke: A Novel, Anchor Books

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