I believed the reason there was a God was to prevent such atrocities from happening to the same person twice. But nothing prepared me for this: I have done what I've sworn I could never do; I have become my own nightmare... I have lost control.
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- Author's profession: Author, Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: May 19, 1966
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