Top 241 Quotes by Chuck Palahniuk

About Chuck Palahniuk

These are some quotes by American author Chuck Palahniuk Novelist, who was born on February 21, 1961.

Why do the lives of writers seem so... train-wrecky?

Why do the lives of writers seem so... train-wrecky?

Chuck Palahniuk

In my family, we can't just sit and be together. We have to be shelling peas or husking corn or something. A larger task. Some way of being with people.

In my family, we can't just sit and be together. We have to be shelling peas or husking corn or something. A larger task. Some way of being with people.

Chuck Palahniuk

Most novels, I find, are three times longer than they need to be. Very little happens, and I don't want to waste my time with them.

Most novels, I find, are three times longer than they need to be. Very little happens, and I don't want to waste my time with them.

Chuck Palahniuk

With a book, you're guaranteed the audience has a certain skill level and that the audience has to make an ongoing effort to consume this product and that the project is being consumed by just one person at a time. I really want to play to that strength because it's one of the few advantages books still have.

Chuck Palahniuk

Sometimes, like in 'Invisible Monsters,' I get too out of control, and instead of a plot point every chapter, I want a plot point in every sentence.

Sometimes, like in 'Invisible Monsters,' I get too out of control, and instead of a plot point every chapter, I want a plot point in every sentence.

Chuck Palahniuk

Sundays tend to be a day where just I do nothing but visit people. It's kind of like trick-or-treating.

Sundays tend to be a day where just I do nothing but visit people. It's kind of like trick-or-treating.

Chuck Palahniuk

Verbs allow you to communicate a story in a much more converged or involuntary way for a reader. The verbs allow you to come in under the radar, below people's defenses.

Verbs allow you to communicate a story in a much more converged or involuntary way for a reader. The verbs allow you to come in under the radar, below people's defenses.

Chuck Palahniuk

In 'Diary,' the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and not just be a reaction to the circumstances around us.

In 'Diary,' the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and not just be a reaction to the circumstances around us.

Chuck Palahniuk

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

Chuck Palahniuk

To be honest, I hate silence.

To be honest, I hate silence.

Chuck Palahniuk

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