Get through the moment. Avoid confrontation. Run away. That's pretty much how we get through our own lives, watching television. Smoking crap.… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
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We were segregated throughout the community, and it was pretty brutal, actually. It didn't appear to be, on the surface.People got along… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
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