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It is coincidence, I decide, and I am getting old and batty, thinking the universe revolves around me.

Katherine Dunn

It is coincidence, I decide, and I am getting old and batty, thinking the universe revolves around me.

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About Katherine Dunn

Katherine Karen Dunn (October 24, 1945 – May 11, 2016) was an American novelist, journalist, voice artist, radio personality, book reviewer, and poet from Portland, Oregon. She is best known for her novel Geek Love (1989). She was also a prolific writer on boxing.