Chuck Palahniuk

Being lonely is not a bad thing for a writer. ”

Once I start writing, I can't stop. ”

Nobody's told me anything to date that I've been completely reviled by. ”

You realize you have no control over how you're perceived. ”

The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring. ”

Why is it you feel like a dope if you laugh alone, but that's usually how you end up crying? ”

People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone. ”

Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives. ”

No matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close. ”

That saying, about how you always kill the thing you love, well, it works both ways. ”