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Countless writers and artists have spoken for a generation, but no one has done it quite like Chuck Klosterman. With an exhaustive knowledge of popular culture and an almost effortless ability to spin brilliant prose out of unlikely subject matter, Klosterman attacks the entire spectrum of... read more

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Memorable Quotes

  • “I can't fathom how he isn't the number-one box-office star in America, because every stright girl I know would sell her soul to share a milkshake with that motherfucker.”
    Chuck Klosterman
  • “"For you I bleed myself dry" sang their block-head vocalist, brialliantly informing us that stars in the sky are, in fact, yellow.”
    Chuck Klosterman
  • “They think everything will work out perfectly in the end (just like it did for Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones and Nick Hornby's Rob Fleming), and they don't stop believing because Journey's Steve Perry insists we should never do that.”
    Chuck Klosterman
  • “As I had long suspected, my six-year-old niece Katie is not the former lead singe of the Talking Heads.”
    Chuck Klosterman
  • “I hope I never own a bed But don't tell SimChuck. Until I got him his $1,000 Napoleon Sleigh Bed ("made with actual wood and real aromatic cedar"), all he did was cry like a little bitch.”
    Chuck Klosterman
  • “If given the choice between hearing a great band and seeing a cool band, I'll take the latter every single time; this is why the Eagles suck.”
    Chuck Klosterman
  • “And in the realm of rock 'n' roll, te cool kids fucking rule.”
    Chuck Klosterman
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First Sentence

No woman will ever satisfy me.

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  1. Chuck Klosterman (Author)
 

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