"I have a large seashell collection which I keep scattered on the beaches all over the world. Maybe you've seen it."

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“A lot of people are afraid of heights; not me, I'm afraid of widths.”

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“I tried to hang myself with bungie cords. I kept almost dying.”

“In school they told me "Practice makes perfect." And then they told me "Nobody's perfect," so then I stopped practicing.”

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