You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.
Chuck PalahniukIf it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love.
Chuck PalahniukDoes it hurt very much to die? Well, sweetheart, yes, but it hurts a lot more to keep living.
Chuck Palahniuk