Recycling and speed limits are bullshit. They're like someone who quits smoking on his deathbed.
Chuck PalahniukYou gain power by pretending to be weak. By contrast, you make people feel strong. You save people by letting them save you.
Chuck PalahniukThe same way a compact disk isn't responsible for what's recorded on it, that's how we are. You're about as free to act as a programmed computer. You're about as one-of-a-kind as a dollar bill.
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