I believe in something. But I don't believe that anything can hold a grudge for long enough to condemn its creation to eternal punishment. Nobody can hold a grudge that long, even God. Chuck Palahniuk condemncreationeternal Change image and share on social
The pretentiousness of literature really annoys me; the way a writer is held as this sort of magical person to be revered on the stage. Everything I do on tour is to try and destroy that pretense. Chuck Palahniuk annoydestroyhold Change image and share on social
My books didn't fit a marketing niche. Chuck Palahniuk bookfitmarkete Change image and share on social
You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel. Chuck Palahniuk crafthearimmediacy Change image and share on social
The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage. Chuck Palahniuk coveragedifferencemartyrdom Change image and share on social
As a lower-class kid, I was raised to think success would be owning stuff. Having that great job, too. Now I find my parents' dream was wrong. You never really own anything. And you're never really finished as a person. Chuck Palahniuk classdreamfind share on social
Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified? Chuck Palahniuk appleboreeat Change image and share on social
Once religion has been dismissed by primarily an intellectual class of people, we lose the really useful social functions of religion... What replaces it might be worse than what we throw away. Chuck Palahniuk badlyclassdismiss Change image and share on social
My grandfather was hit over the head by a crane boom in Seattle. Some of the family claimed he was never a violent, crazy person before that. Some say he was. It depends who you believe. Chuck Palahniuk boomclaimcrane Change image and share on social
All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring. Chuck Palahniuk boregodkill Change image and share on social
