Chuck Palahniuk idézet

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“A girl calls and asks, "Does it hurt very much to die?"
"Well, sweetheart," I tell her, "yes, but it hurts a lot more to keep living.”

“If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.”

“Today is the sort of day where the sun only comes up to humiliate you.”

“Parents are like God because you wanna know they're out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something.”

“At the time, my life just seemed too complete, and maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.”

“Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.”

“Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.”

“We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.”

“You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it's just teeth.”

“Most times, it's just a lot easier not to let the world know what's wrong.”

“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.”

“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.”

“May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect.”