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Great Quotes by Chuck Palahniuk
- Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.
- I think, in a way, I invented the term 'fight club' and that these things have always existed, but they never really had a label.…
- 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…
- Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.
- We don't have a great war in our generation, or a great depression, but we do, we have a great war of the spirit. We…
- You cannot be the person they know and the great, glorious person you want to become. Not at the same time.
- Love and life belongs to great risk.
- You have a class of young strong men and women, and they want to give their lives to something. Advertising has these people chasing cars…
- For the record, knowing when people are only pretending to like you isn't such a great skill to have.
- My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly - all these make for great stories.
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