“I think part of being a parent is trying to kill your kids.”

— Stephen King , book Christine

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“And me having kids, with my family history? My mom: mentally ill, shot and killed her last husband. My father: six ex-wives, four heart attacks. Both of my parents think alcohol is a food group.”

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