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 PalahniukPeople die', she says. 'People tear down houses. But furniture, fine, beautiful furniture, it just goes on and on, surviving everything.' She says, 'Armoires are the cockroaches of our culture.
Chuck PalahniukMy life has been about living like a monk and looking like a priest so that people will come up to me and tell me their most appalling stories. They have to make their confession to somebody, and it might as well be me.
Chuck PalahniukA certain number of people have to live their lives outdoors between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and a certain number of people can only leave their homes between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. So basically, public life has to be lived in these shifts, in order for everyone to fit on the streets because there's just no more room for any more infrastructure, any more highways. So it polarizes the community into day people and night people, and it becomes sort of a metaphor for racism and classism.
Chuck PalahniukWhen you go out with a drunk, youโll notice how a drunk fills your glass so he can empty his own. As long as youโre drinking, drinking is okay. Twoโs company. Drinking is fun. If thereโs a bottle, even if your glass isnโt empty, a drunk, heโll pour a little in your glass before he fills his own. This only looks like generosity.
Chuck Palahniuk