Do you remember when you were 10 or 11 years old and you really thought your folks were the best? They were completely omniscient and you took their word for everything. And then you got older and you went through this hideous age when suddenly they were the devil, they were bullies, and they didn't know anything.
Chuck PalahniukNo matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.
Chuck PalahniukMarla's philosophy of life, she told me, is that she can die at any moment. The tragedy of her life is that she doesn't.
Chuck PalahniukPersonal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it?
Chuck Palahniuk