To merely observe your culture without contributing to it seems very close to existing as a ghost.
Chuck PalahniukHer voice makes me think of her mouth makes me think of her breath makes me think of her breasts.
Chuck PalahniukPeople are all over the world telling their one dramatic story and how their life has turned into getting over this one event. Now their lives are more about the past than their future.
Chuck PalahniukI'm fascinated by the whole issue of arousal addiction, which seems to be mostly a problem for young men.
Chuck PalahniukThe voice says, maybe you don't go to hell for the things you do. Maybe you go to hell for the things you don't do. The things you don't finish.
Chuck PalahniukI'm really glad that I made a lot of mistakes, poorly chose my friends throughout my twenties, and didn't have a rocket trajectory that set me on one path without making any mistakes or having any setbacks. The older I get, the more I realize that it's all of these failed, horrible things from my past, and the stories that they generated, that are the things I will draw on for the rest of my life.
Chuck Palahniuk