Chuck Palahniuk

My goal is to create a metaphor that changes our reality by charming people into considering their world in a different way.

Chuck Palahniuk

My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite.

Chuck Palahniuk

No matter how many luxuries you get, something will be missing. No matter how carefully you choose, you’ll never be totally happy.

Chuck Palahniuk

No matter how much you love someone, you still want to have you own way.

Chuck Palahniuk

Our generation has had no great war, no Great depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

Chuck Palahniuk

People don’t listen, they just wait for their turn to talk.

Chuck Palahniuk

People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.

Chuck Palahniuk

People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.

Chuck Palahniuk

Real writers write because they love to write. They don’t write for public acclaim.

Chuck Palahniuk

Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality.

Chuck Palahniuk