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Chuck Palahniuk

"That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version."

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"That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version."

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"Nothing shows you the straight line from here to death like a list."
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"Everybody looks a little crazy if you're looking close enough and if you can't look that close, then you don't really love them."
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"Ok. You fuck me, then snub me. You love me, you hate me. You show me a sensitive side, then you turn into a total asshole. Is this a pretty accurate description of our relationship."
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"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. We can't bear to be without it, but no, nobody's addicted. We could turn it off anytime we wanted. I fit a window frame into a brick wall. With a little brush, the size for fingernail polish, I glue it. The window is the size of a fingernail. The glue smells like hair spray. The smell tastes like oranges and gasoline."
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"In a way, being an addict is very proactive. A good addiction takes the guesswork out of death. There is such a thing as planning your getaway."
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"I just want one person I can rescue and I want one person who needs me. Who can't live without me. I want to be a hero, but not just one time."
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"Fathers. Mothers. With all their caring and attention. They will f--- you up, every time."
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"It's not love or anything, but I think I like you, too."
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