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"Four young men in motorcycle jackets... set upon the man in khaki shorts and beat him unconscious with his own sandwich board."

"The joy of killing! the joy of seeing killing done - these are traits of the human race at large."

"He let her do it, then looked around for his fingers. There they were, curled like a bloody quotation mark on the lead. He laughed."

"Unfortunately, violence has a way of overpowering even the strongest of wills."

"I was no longer troubled when he pulled out a machete in a crowded bar, tried to pick up schoolgirls, or threatened to scalp us, then rip off our heads and scoop out our brains."

"Violence isn't a Democrat or Republican problem. It's an American problem, requiring an American solution."

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"I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture."

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"Walk the midway and hear the carnival barker.Come see the freak named after his deceased father.Come see the prince who wants to abdicate his throne.Come see the son whose name is carved on a gravestone."

"The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more."

"I always think it's funny when Indians celebrate Thanksgiving. I mean, sure, the Indians and Pilgrims were best friends during the first Thanksgiving, but a few years later, the Pilgrims were shooting Indians.So I'm never quite sure why we eat turkey like everybody else."

"If God were good, why would he create Rush Limbaugh?"