A hotel, he told me, was a big house where a lot of people lived and ate and slept, but no one knew each other. He said that described most families in the outside world.

Everyone is equal and everyone is forced to participate; you can't just be a spectator.

After you hear even the shortest great story, it should fill you with a little bit of fear.

You only ask people about themselves so you can tell them about yourself.

Every high school has its Romeo and Juliet, one tragic couple. So does every generation.

What would Tyler Durden do?

People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.