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Cali Fortin

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Cali’s Quotes

“You stand for nothing. You respect nobody. The music you dance to is devoid of beauty, its lyrics empty of humor or cleverness.”
― David Klass, You Don't Know Me

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“A man doesn't say I will starve myself to death to keep from starving, or that he'd spend all of his money to save money. Why should he be willing to die for the privilege of living?”
― Dalton Trumbo, Johnny Got His Gun

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“We don’t even ask happiness, just a little less pain.”
― Charles Bukowski

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“It's taken me years of practice to learn how to act natural.”
― Craig Clevenger, The Contortionist's Handbook

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“When you’re in love, your brain secretes endorphins into your blood. Organic morphine leaks out of a gland in your skull, feels like a low-grade opium rush. Some people confuse the two, the head rush and the love. You think you’re in love with a person, but you’re in love with a syringe.”
― Craig Clevenger, The Contortionist's Handbook

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Beatdom — 555 members — last activity Mar 16, 2025 05:45PM
Beatdom is the world's most popular Beat-themed literary journal. Now we have a Goodreads group, where you - the reader, contributor or passer-by - ca ...more

Transgressive Fiction — 1364 members — last activity Apr 18, 2026 04:31PM
wikipedia: "Transgressive fiction is a genre of literature that focuses on characters who feel confined by the norms and expectations of society and w ...more

Runs with scissors — 26 members — last activity Oct 31, 2014 09:35AM
(and I"m spiter,a biter, I don't play well with others, I don't follow directions well, and I am a danger to myself and others... :) A forum to talk a ...more