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― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
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― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
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― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
“You know what you should have done, added Luker, you should have ripped his balls off and stapled them to the back of his throat.”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
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― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
“Daylight had not brought a solution, but it had accorded indifference. Having”
― Michael McDowell, quote from The Elementals
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Born place: in Enterprise, AL, The United States
Born date June 1, 1950
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