I figure if Eve could get us into this mess, I could get us out. After all, God really likes to see a go-getter.
Chuck PalahniukPeople will listen to you only when they know you're dying, otherwise they're just waiting for their turn to talk.
Chuck PalahniukI was tired and crazy and rushed, and every time I boarded a plane, I wanted the plane to crash. I envied people dying of cancer. I hated my life. I was tired and bored with my job and my furniture, and I couldnโt see any way to change things. Only end them.
Chuck PalahniukSo often with beginning writers, the story that they want to start with is the most important story of their life - my molestation, my this, my horrible drug addiction - they want to tell that most important story, and they don't have the skills to tell it yet, so it ends up becoming a comedy. A powerful story told poorly becomes funny, it just makes people laugh behind their hands.
Chuck Palahniuk