Chuck Palahniuk
Chuck Palahniuk
Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniukis an American novelist and freelance journalist, who describes his work as transgressional fiction. He is the author of the award-winning novel Fight Club, which also was made into an acclaimed film of the same name...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 February 1962
CityPasco, WA
CountryUnited States of America
heart broken surprise
I am Jack's complete lack of surprise. I am Jack's Broken Heart.
issues hollies identity
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?
night long
To some of us, the nights are too long. To some, the days.
hell delivery
We're all going overnight express delivery straight to Hell.
different kind problem
Every woman is just a different kind of problem.
revenge long details
When nobody will look at you, you can stare a hole in them. Picking out all the little details you'd never stare long enough to get if they'd even just return your gaze, this, this is your revenge.
mistake trying birth-life
Your birth is a mistake you'll spend your whole life trying to correct.
wealth nothing-to-lose loses
Having nothing to lose is the new wealth.
insecurity demon prey
Demons are former celebrities who prey on their own insecurities.
dollars bills way
The same way a compact disk isn't responsible for what's recorded on it, that's how we are. You're about as free to act as a programmed computer. You're about as one-of-a-kind as a dollar bill.
sad rejects-you rejection
It's easy to cry when you realize that everyone you love will reject you or die.
eye insanity enlightenment
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.
laughing challenges pace
The only place where you can really surprise or shock the reader, or make someone laugh, is on the lower righthand corner - the very last panel - so as you turn the page, the payoff is in the upper lefthand panel. To pace every story so that there's a setup and a payoff at the page turn was a huge challenge; it's a part of the medium and you really have to learn what can be done in the medium.
depression spiritual war
Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.