Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism. Chuck Palahniuk copegiveintellectualism Change image and share on social
My stories always have these twisted happy endings, and the boy always gets the girl. Chuck Palahniuk boyendinggirl Change image and share on social
You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake... This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Chuck Palahniuk beautifulendlife Change image and share on social
My father used to call me 'bird bones' and, well, the name fits. Chuck Palahniuk birdbonecall Change image and share on social
People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone. Chuck Palahniuk callclosehate Change image and share on social
In books, you can just wallow in dialogue, and you can just wallow in written words. In screenplays, every line has to serve the purpose of the line that's implied before it and the line that's implied after it. Maybe five lines have to do the work of fifty lines. Chuck Palahniuk bookdialoguefifty share on social
Masochism is a valuable job skill. Chuck Palahniuk jobmasochismskill Change image and share on social
My goal is to create a metaphor that changes our reality by charming people into considering their world in a different way. Chuck Palahniuk charmcreategoal Change image and share on social
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
