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Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we no longer part of the effort. In death we become heroes.
Chuck Palahniuk
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Chuck Palahniuk
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: February 21
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Charles Michael Chuck Palahniuk
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Listen up. Rant would tell people: ‘You’re a different human being to everybody you meet.’ Sometimes Rant said, ‘You only ever is in the eyes of other folks.’ If you were going to carve a quote on his grave, his favorite saying was: ‘The future you have tomorrow won’t be the same future you had yesterday.
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If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.
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Do you remember when you were 10 or 11 years old and you really thought your folks were the best? They were completely omniscient and you took their word for everything. And then you got older and you went through this hideous age when suddenly they were the devil, they were bullies, and they didn't know anything.
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Control the things you can control. As for the rest - God bless it all.
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Torture is torture and humiliation is humiliation only when you choose to suffer.
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Destruction is always an attractive idea. My brother and I used to spend weeks making models of cities so that we could destroy them in 15 minutes. There's a fantastic joy in destroying something that you've meticulously built. Then you're free to build a new thing. Destruction and creation they're inseparable.
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I don't care what they do with my book so long as the flippin check clears.
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The only person we'll hate more than each other is ourselves.
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The world can be a lot better than we settle for. All you have to do is ask.
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I told him to buy land, my mum says, they’re not making it anymore.
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A baby is such a blank slate, like training the understudy for a role you're planning to leave. You truly hope your replacement will do the play justice, but in secret you want future critics to say you played the character better.
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You always kill the one you love.
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It’s weird to think the place where we’re standing will only be a point in the sky.
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Discovering the 'impossible' ending to a new book makes me sick with joy and relief.
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I write because it's a way of presenting something without having to be there.
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Masochism is a valuable job skill.
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I hate how I don't feel real enough unless people are watching.
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Just for the record, how I feel right now is very terrific.
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