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“Celebrities, even insignificant ones like me, are created to be abused by the Great Unwashed.”

Quote by Poppy Z. Brite

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Poppy Z. Brite is an American author known for her horror and fantasy novels. Her works often delve into the fringes of culture and the darker aspects of human nature, earning her a dedicated following. more

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“There are people who must spend huge amounts of time composing these online diatribes against me, all about how disgusting and terrible I am and how no one should ever read my books, and it's not enough for them to hate me, they can't stand the fact that ANYONE likes me!”

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“This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor's lack of hot sex scenes, probably because they aren't old enough to understand that a passionate relationship could be about anything other than sex.”

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