Quotes by Chuck Palahniuk

“Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.”

“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 y...”

“Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken!”

“Yes, terrible things happen, but sometimes those terrible things- they save you.”

“Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism.”

“Without pain, without sacrifice we would have nothing. Like the first monkey shot into space.”

“The truth is, every son raised by a single mom is pretty much born married. I don't know, but until your mom dies it seems like all the other women in your life can never be more than just your mis...”

“Music is crucial. Beyond no way can I overstress this fact. Let's say you're southbound on the interstate, cruising alone in the middle lane, listening to AM radio. Up alongside comes a tractor tra...”

“Tyler lies back and asks, "If Marilyn Monroe were alive right now, what would she be doing?"I say, goodnight.The headliner hangs down in shreds from the ceiling and Tyler says, "Clawing at the lid ...”

“If Marilyn Monroe was alive right now, what would she be doing?'Clawing at the roof of her coffin.”

“Could you hold the chainsaw a bit closer to your mouth, please?”

“I still love him so much I'll hide any amount of conjugated estrogen in his food. So much I'll do anything to destroy him.”

“This is your life, and its ending one minute at a time.”

“You think maybe if you just work harder and faster, you can hold off the chaos, but then one day youre changing a patio light bulb with a five-year life span and you realize how youll only be chang...”

“It's not love or anything, but I think I like you, too.”

“No one wants to admit we're addicted to music. That's just not possible. No one's addicted to music and television and radio. We just need more of it, more channels, a larger screen, more volume. W...”

“Honest is how I want to look. The truth doesn't glitter and shine.”

“The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here.”

“You can tell people the truth, but they'll never believe you until the event. In the meantime, the truth will just piss them off and get you in a lot of trouble.”

“Maybe the truth is I really want to like you instead.”