A Quote by Chuck Palahniuk

The amazing miracle of death, when one second you're walking and talking, and the next second you're an object.

Chuck Palahniuk

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Chuck Palahniuk
American - Novelist
Born: February 21, 1962

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Life is a second-by-second miracle.

Joko Beck

If you've ever been in a position in your life where you just can't take any more, you just have to get through the next second, and the next second after that.

Michael Novak

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Mehmet Murat Ildan

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Richard Carmona

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Wanderlei Silva

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