Stranger than Fiction
Chuck Palahniuk
Top 10 Best Quotes
“A good story should make you laugh, and a moment later break your heart.”
“That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version.”
“Everything is funnier in retrospect, funnier and prettier and cooler. You can laugh at anything from far enough away.”
“I'm sorry if this all seems a little rushed and desperate. It is.”
“The worst part of writing fiction is the fear of wasting your life behind a keyboard. The idea that, dying, you'll realize you only lived on paper. Your only adventures were make-believe, and while the world fought and kissed, you sat in some dark room masturbating and making money.”
“So this is why I write. Because most times, your life isn’t funny the first time through. Most times, you can hardly stand it. That’s why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. And writing makes you look back. Because since you can’t control life, at least you can control your version.”
“A good story should make you laugh, and a moment later break your heart."—
“all my books are about a lonely person looking for some way to connect with other people.”
“Scratching Yogi's ears Michelle says 'That's just part of his job, the comforting. That's what I mean by the bhatisvata. That he's more concerned with comforting and helping, even more than his own well-being." This is a trait that more "people" should encompass.”
“The French philosopher Jacques Derrida likens writing fiction to a software code that operates in the hardware of your mind. Stringing together separate macros that, combined, will create a reaction.”
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writing-life, hurry, existential-risks, apology, death, stories, fear, life, comforting, writing, dogs, pathos, creation
