“Besides, hysteria is only possible with an audience.”
Chuck Palahniuk book Invisible Monsters
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“Hysteria is impossible without an audience. Panicking by yourself is the same as laughing alone in an empty room. You feel really silly.”
— Chuck Palahniuk, book Invisible Monsters
Source: Invisible Monsters
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