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It's all so easy. It's not about looking good, at least not on the surface-- but you still win. Just let yourself be broken and humiliated. Just your whole life, keep telling people, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry...
Yes, I kidnapped that Lindbergh baby.
The Titanic thing, I did that.
That Kennedy assassination deal, yeah, that was me.
The big World War II gizmo, that atom bomb contraption, well guess what? That was my doing.
The AIDS bug? Sorry. Me, again...
Well, I guess if Jesus could die for my sins, I suppose I can soak up a few for other people. We all get our chance to play scapegoat. Take the blame.
The martyrdom of Saint Me.
--- from Choke, by Chuck Palahniuk
So stop thinking you can save me, and stop trying.
The martyrdom of Saint Me is best left to myself and Victor Mancini.
Yes, I kidnapped that Lindbergh baby.
The Titanic thing, I did that.
That Kennedy assassination deal, yeah, that was me.
The big World War II gizmo, that atom bomb contraption, well guess what? That was my doing.
The AIDS bug? Sorry. Me, again...
Well, I guess if Jesus could die for my sins, I suppose I can soak up a few for other people. We all get our chance to play scapegoat. Take the blame.
The martyrdom of Saint Me.
--- from Choke, by Chuck Palahniuk
So stop thinking you can save me, and stop trying.
The martyrdom of Saint Me is best left to myself and Victor Mancini.