One thing I really envy about my friends who have kids is that as their children develop, they're able to revisit their own developmental stages and recognise themselves and undo a lot of things they decided. Chuck Palahniuk childdecidedevelop share on social
If you don't believe what other people believe, then they'll accuse you of being nihilistic. Chuck Palahniuk accusenihilisticpeople Change image and share on social
Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but it's not the king any more. Chuck Palahniuk 19thcenturydevice Change image and share on social
Think about George Orwell's three-minute hate from the novel '1984' and how that left everyone sort of exhausted and able to live their boring humdrum lives. If our lives are going to continue being unfulfilled and boring, perhaps we do need some sort of short-term violent chaos incorporated into them, to make them more palatable. Chuck Palahniuk borechaoscontinue share on social
I think that I am responsible for the death of thousands of things and for the misery of thousands of people, just through the things that I buy and how I live my life, and these are not things that ever deserved to die. Chuck Palahniuk buydeathdeserve share on social
Once religion has been dismissed by primarily an intellectual class of people, we lose the really useful social functions of religion... What replaces it might be worse than what we throw away. Chuck Palahniuk badlyclassdismiss Change image and share on social
It takes a lot to get people talking in airplanes. But once they start talking, you just can't shut them up. Chuck Palahniuk airplanelotpeople Change image and share on social
What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? They seem like greater steps toward faith and imagination, each with a payoff. Like cognitive training exercises. Chuck Palahniuk bunnyclauscognitive Change image and share on social
I've got two dogs; they're Boston terriers, and they're allowed everywhere. Chuck Palahniuk allowbostondog Change image and share on social
Game shows are designed to make us feel better about the random, useless facts that are all we have left of our education. Chuck Palahniuk designeducationfact Change image and share on social