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Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite Picture Quote #1

I think a lot of people saw ‘Fight Club’ and thought, ‘Right, here’s our next Che Guevara, here’s our next Fidel Castro, here’s someone who’s going to wave the flag.’ And I was like, ‘No, it’s just a book. And if I beat that drum, if I play that song one more time, I won’t have a career.’ Picture Quote #1

You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake... This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time Picture Quote #1

It’s all mirror, mirror on the wall because beauty is power the same way money is power the same way a gun is power Picture Quote #1

Alternating the thoughtful task of writing with the mindless work of laundry or dish washing will give you the breaks you need for new ideas and insights to occur. If you don’t know what comes next in the story... clean your toilet. Change the bed sheets. For Christ sakes, dust the computer. A better idea will come Picture Quote #1

A male chauvinist pig isn’t born, he’s made, and more and more of them are being made by women Picture Quote #1

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Life’s greatest comfort is being able to look over your shoulder and see people worse off, waiting in line behind you Picture Quote #1

And I can’t stand the idea of being alone. I can’t bear the thought of being free Picture Quote #1

With a book, you’re guaranteed the audience has a certain skill level and that the audience has to make an ongoing effort to consume this product and that the project is being consumed by just one person at a time. I really want to play to that strength because it’s one of the few advantages books still have Picture Quote #1

My characters tend to be more dynamic because they’re reaching that point in their lives where their old way of being is breaking down. They’re conflicted by the idea that they don’t know what’s next. You could call it Kierkegaard’s leap of faith, when you get tired of sort of reinventing yourself on a very superficial level Picture Quote #1

Ultimately, everyone is acting out of what they feel is the best choice. In a way, they’re all trying to improve the world. And I think that those basic choices make the world a better place Picture Quote #1

The best fights don’t occur between strangers. They occur between friends who trust each other Picture Quote #1

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Men want to make the best use of time and want to see how something can inform them and give them a stronger sense of power Picture Quote #1

For sure, even the worst blow job is better than, say, sniffing the best rose ... watching the greatest sunset. Hearing children laugh Picture Quote #1

Love me, I’ll be anybody you want me to be. Use me. Change me. I can be thin with big breasts and big hair. Take me apart. Make me into anything, but just love me Picture Quote #1

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close up Picture Quote #1

A baby is such a blank slate, like training the understudy for a role you’re planning to leave. You truly hope your replacement will do the play justice, but in secret you want future critics to say you played the character better Picture Quote #1

Somehow it seems wrong to photograph a blind person. It’s like stealing something valuable they don’t even know they own Picture Quote #1

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No matter how much you think you love somebody, you’ll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close Picture Quote #1

People would ask me to autograph their bodies and then the next time I’d see them on tour they’d have my autograph tattooed. I decided I wouldn’t write on people anymore, but I’d give them arms and legs and if they wanted those autographed I’d do that Picture Quote #1

To see how boring you really are, write a book about soap and cults, and the profits you make will be your only means of subsistence Picture Quote #1

The disinhibition caused by said brain damage, can also spur the infected individual to seek the pleasure of compulsive, casual sexual activity Picture Quote #1

I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages Picture Quote #1

The bright future is that readers are accepting more varied forms of stories Picture Quote #1

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Of the big horror movies of the 70s, you have ‘The Omen,’ ‘The Sentinel,’ ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ ‘The Stepford Wives,’ ‘Burnt Offerings’ - these are all romantic fatalist movies where there’s a sort of glimmer of hope... but darkness wins Picture Quote #1

Stealing drugs, selling drugs, buying clothes, renting luxury cars, taking clothes back, ordering blender drinks, this isn’t what I’d call Real Life, not by a long shot Picture Quote #1

It’s pathetic how we can’t live with the things we can’t understand. How we need everything labeled and explained and deconstructed Picture Quote #1

It’s okay if there isn’t a God anymore, but I still want to respect something. I don’t want to be the center of my own universe, Picture Quote #1

Meeting authors is kind of the death of the characters. That is always heartbreaking Picture Quote #1

I think my heart always goes out to men at the peak of their celebrity who checked out. There’s such an odd, horrible trend in my lifetime for it - Kurt Cobain, David Foster Wallace, Alexander McQueen, Heath Ledger Picture Quote #1

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My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) I think a lot of people saw ‘Fight Club’ and thought, ‘Right, here’s our next Che Guevara, here’s our next Fidel Castro, here’s someone who’s going to wave the flag.’ And I was like, ‘No, it’s just a book. And if I beat that drum, if I play that song one more time, I won’t have a career.’ (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake... This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) It’s all mirror, mirror on the wall because beauty is power the same way money is power the same way a gun is power. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Alternating the thoughtful task of writing with the mindless work of laundry or dish washing will give you the breaks you need for new ideas and insights to occur. If you don’t know what comes next in the story... clean your toilet. Change the bed sheets. For Christ sakes, dust the computer. A better idea will come. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) A male chauvinist pig isn’t born, he’s made, and more and more of them are being made by women. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Life’s greatest comfort is being able to look over your shoulder and see people worse off, waiting in line behind you. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) And I can’t stand the idea of being alone. I can’t bear the thought of being free. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) With a book, you’re guaranteed the audience has a certain skill level and that the audience has to make an ongoing effort to consume this product and that the project is being consumed by just one person at a time. I really want to play to that strength because it’s one of the few advantages books still have. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) My characters tend to be more dynamic because they’re reaching that point in their lives where their old way of being is breaking down. They’re conflicted by the idea that they don’t know what’s next. You could call it Kierkegaard’s leap of faith, when you get tired of sort of reinventing yourself on a very superficial level. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Ultimately, everyone is acting out of what they feel is the best choice. In a way, they’re all trying to improve the world. And I think that those basic choices make the world a better place. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) The best fights don’t occur between strangers. They occur between friends who trust each other. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Men want to make the best use of time and want to see how something can inform them and give them a stronger sense of power. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) For sure, even the worst blow job is better than, say, sniffing the best rose ... watching the greatest sunset. Hearing children laugh. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Love me, I’ll be anybody you want me to be. Use me. Change me. I can be thin with big breasts and big hair. Take me apart. Make me into anything, but just love me (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close up (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) A baby is such a blank slate, like training the understudy for a role you’re planning to leave. You truly hope your replacement will do the play justice, but in secret you want future critics to say you played the character better. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Somehow it seems wrong to photograph a blind person. It’s like stealing something valuable they don’t even know they own. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) No matter how much you think you love somebody, you’ll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) People would ask me to autograph their bodies and then the next time I’d see them on tour they’d have my autograph tattooed. I decided I wouldn’t write on people anymore, but I’d give them arms and legs and if they wanted those autographed I’d do that. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) To see how boring you really are, write a book about soap and cults, and the profits you make will be your only means of subsistence. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) The disinhibition caused by said brain damage, can also spur the infected individual to seek the pleasure of compulsive, casual sexual activity (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) The bright future is that readers are accepting more varied forms of stories (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Of the big horror movies of the 70s, you have ‘The Omen,’ ‘The Sentinel,’ ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ ‘The Stepford Wives,’ ‘Burnt Offerings’ - these are all romantic fatalist movies where there’s a sort of glimmer of hope... but darkness wins. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Stealing drugs, selling drugs, buying clothes, renting luxury cars, taking clothes back, ordering blender drinks, this isn’t what I’d call Real Life, not by a long shot. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) It’s pathetic how we can’t live with the things we can’t understand. How we need everything labeled and explained and deconstructed. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) It’s okay if there isn’t a God anymore, but I still want to respect something. I don’t want to be the center of my own universe, (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) Meeting authors is kind of the death of the characters. That is always heartbreaking. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes) I think my heart always goes out to men at the peak of their celebrity who checked out. There’s such an odd, horrible trend in my lifetime for it - Kurt Cobain, David Foster Wallace, Alexander McQueen, Heath Ledger. (Chuck Palahniuk Quotes)

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