Chuck Palahniuk: Trending quotes (page 3)

“All the effort in the world won't matter if you're not inspired.”

“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”

“Our real discoveries come from chaos, from going to the place that looks wrong and stupid and foolish.”

“I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.”

“People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.”

“The only difference between a suicide and a martyrdom really is the amount of press coverage.”

“Your heart is my piñata.”

“The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend.”

“In a world where billions believe their deity conceived a mortal child with a virgin human, it's stunning how little imagination most people display.”

“It's not love or anything, but I think I like you, too.”

“A good story should make you laugh, and a moment later break your heart.”

“If I could wake up in a different place, at a different time, could I wake up as a different person?”

“Reality means you live until you die… the real truth is nobody wants reality.”

“If I can't be beautiful, I want to be invisible.”

“You have a choice. Live or die.
Every breath is a choice.
Every minute is a choice.
Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”

“Maybe self-improvement isn't the answer, maybe self-destruction is the answer.”

“That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version.”

“I am Jack's complete lack of surprise. I am Jack's Broken Heart.”

“Hysteria is impossible without an audience. Panicking by yourself is the same as laughing alone in an empty room. You feel really silly.”