As young people we want something to slow us down and keep us trapped in one place long enough to look below the surface of the world. That disaster is a car crash or a war. To make us sit still. It can be getting cancer or getting pregnant. The important part is how it seems to catch us by surprise. That disaster stops us from living the life we'd planned as children - a life of constant dashing around.
Chuck PalahniukNew carpet will exude poisonous formaldehyde for up to two years after it'd been laid. I know the feeling.
Chuck PalahniukWhat we think of as Halloween is really the product of media barons, city mayors, and candy-makers. You know, before the 1920s, Halloween was really a terrible, terrible night.
Chuck PalahniukDid perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?
Chuck Palahniuk