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There's a difference between lying and not being straight.

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Frightening things happen in solitude.

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I'm always theoretically opposed to capital punishment as a matter of policy; like, I don't believe a state should put its citizens to death.

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I'd lied many times: to bolster my credentials, to elicit sympathy, to make myself appear less ordinary.

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The so-called modern conveniences may, in fact, be extremely inconvenient - everything seems to exist as a distraction from any sort of deeper thought or contemplation.

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I tend to be a fairly spirited person, but I've never hated anyone more than I hated Christian Longo after his trial, when I realized his guilt and that I had been partially duped.

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I think that it's human nature to categorize and label things. That's generally the way that the medical and psychological professions work. You look at elements of what you have, and you are able to categorize it, and then you can cure it. That's generally what works.

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In an odd sort of way, the computer and the Internet is the hermit's ideal form of communication. You don't have to see anyone. To send an email, you don't have to talk to anyone. You can just send it, and they'll read it on their own. The Internet has been really good for hermits.

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I spent most of my youth in Montana, where there are long, cold winters, but Maine has the coldest winters you could imagine. Not only are they long, not only does it snow, but it gets really damp. It's a wet cold with a lot of wind.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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