The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend.
Chuck PalahniukThese stories are ghosts, bringing people back from the dead. Just for a moment. For a visit. Every story is a ghost.
Chuck PalahniukSkin, bones, blood and organs transplant from person to person. Even whatโs inside you already, the colonies of microbes and bugs that eat your food for you, without them youโd die. Nothing of you is all-the-way yours. All of you is inherited. Whatever youโre thinking, a million other folks are thinking. Whatever you do, theyโre doing, and none of you is responsible. All of you is a cooperative effort.
Chuck PalahniukThis is the worst problem with living history museums. They always leave the best parts out. Like typhus. And opium. And scarlet letters. Shunning. Witch-burning.
Chuck Palahniuk