Chuck Palahniuk

Quotes

• “Ideas come at any moment -- except when you demand them. Most ideas come while I'm physically active, at the gym, with f...”
• “The first step - especially for young people with energy and drive and talent, but not money - the first step to control...”
• “That’s the biggest purpose of religious gathering: permission to look terrible in public. We used to go to church to con...”
• “You think maybe if you just work harder and faster, you can hold off the chaos, but then one day you’re changing a patio...”
• “In a way, a lot of my humor comes from presenting things that are dramatic or shocking and then people not having social...”
• “Of the big horror movies of the '70s, you have 'The Omen,' 'The Sentinel,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'The Stepford Wives,' 'Bur...”
• “The truth is, every son raised by a single mom is pretty much born married. I don't know, but until your mom dies it see...”
• “If you start in the pit of despair with these profane, awful things, even a glimmer of hope or awareness is going to occ...”
• “The best way to waste your life, is by taking notes. The easiest way to avoid living is to just watch. Look for the deta...”
• “Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping me...”
• “trichloroethane [...] All my extensive testing has shown this to be the best treatment for a dangerous excess of human k...”
• “You know how both life and porno movies end. The only difference is life starts with the orgasm.”
• “If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.”
• “It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.”
• “We just had a near-life experience!”