American - Novelist | February 21, 1962 -
I used to work as a volunteer in a hospice, but I don't have any nursing skills or cooking skills or anything, so I was what they call an escort. I would take people to the support groups every night, and I would have to sit sort of on the sidelines so I could take them back to hospice at the end of the meeting.
Chuck Palahniuk
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Horror stories give us a way of exhausting our emotions around social issues, like a woman's right to an abortion, which I always thought was the core of 'Rosemary's Baby,' or the backlash against feminism which I always thought was the core to 'Stepford Wives.'
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I love the power of words - no music or special effects - and I want to demonstrate that power.
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All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring.
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I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder.
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If you flee from the things you fear, there's no resolution.
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People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone.
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I come from generations of farmers.
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No matter how much you think you love somebody, you'll step back when the pool of their blood edges up too close.
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The best thing about getting a flu shot is that you never again need to wash your hands. That's how I see it.
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Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it?
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You must realize that one day you will die. Until then you are worthless.
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