It's because we're so trapped in our culture, in the being of being hu…

Chuck Palahniuk
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It's because we're so trapped in our culture, in the being of being human on this planet with the brains we have, and the same two arms and legs everybody has. We're so trapped that any way we could imagine to escape would be just another part of the trap. Anything we want, we're trained to want. ✨ Invisible Monsters. Book by Chuck Palahniuk, 1999.
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