Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken. Chuck Palahniuk buttchickenfeather Change image and share on social
One thing I really envy about my friends who have kids is that as their children develop, they're able to revisit their own developmental stages and recognise themselves and undo a lot of things they decided. Chuck Palahniuk childdecidedevelop share on social
Masochism is a valuable job skill. Chuck Palahniuk jobmasochismskill Change image and share on social
For me and my entire generation, we took on this kind of sarcastic, ironic, snarkiness because it seemed the most extreme reaction to the earnestness of hippies. Chuck Palahniuk earnestnessentireextreme Change image and share on social
You realize you have no control over how you're perceived. Chuck Palahniuk controlperceiverealize Change image and share on social
Everyone smiles with that invisible gun to their head. Chuck Palahniuk gunheadinvisible Change image and share on social
My first four books, from 'Fight Club' to 'Choke,' dealt with personal identity issues. The crises the narrators found themselves in were generated by themselves. Chuck Palahniuk bookchokeclub Change image and share on social
If we can prove an afterlife, then we have less pressure to make our physical life last forever. Chuck Palahniuk afterlifeforeverlife Change image and share on social
My characters tend to be more dynamic because they're reaching that point in their lives where their old way of being is breaking down. They're conflicted by the idea that they don't know what's next. You could call it Kierkegaard's leap of faith, when you get tired of sort of reinventing yourself on a very superficial level. Chuck Palahniuk breakcallcharacter share on social