Portland in particular is a cheap enough place to live that you can still develop your passion - painting, writing, music. People seem less status-conscious. Even wealthy people buy second-hand clothes and look a little bit homeless.
Chuck PalahniukYou turn up your music to hide the noise. Other people turn up their music to hide yours. You turn up yours again. Everyone buys a bigger stereo system. This is the arms race of sound. You don't win with a lot of treble.
Chuck PalahniukThatโs how a scary story works. It echoes some ancient fear. It re-creates some forgotten terror. Something weโd like to think weโve grown beyond. But it can still scare us to tears. Itโs something youโd hoped was healed.
Chuck Palahniuk