Home / Quotes / Quote by Chuck Palahniuk

Quote by Chuck Palahniuk

“We'll be remembered more for what we destroy than what we create.”

Quote by Chuck Palahniuk

Book:Invisible Monsters

Work

Invisible Monsters

This psychological thriller delves into the lives of characters who navigate the complexities of their own identities and the societal pressures surrounding image and perception. The narrative intertwines multiple storylines, each contributing to the exploration of the human psyche and the impact of external forces on individual development. more

Author

Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk is a renowned American novelist known for his distinctive narrative style and profound psychological portrayals. His works often delve into the dark side of human nature and the absurdity of society, with notable titles including 'Fight Club' and 'Choke'. more

You May Also Like

“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.”

Inspiring Effort Known Identity Inspire Originals Monsters Belonging Originality Invisible Monsters Being Original Combined Effort

Author:Chuck Palahniuk

“At this rate, we'll never get to the future.”

Book:Invisible Monsters: A Novel

Source: Invisible Monsters: A Novel

“He who says either that the time for philosophy has not yet come or that it has passed is like someone who says that the time for happiness has not yet come or that it has passed.”

Book:The Epicurus Reader

Source: The Epicurus Reader

“People are all over the world telling their one dramatic story and how their life has turned into getting over this one event. Now their lives are more about the past than their future.”

People World Stories Past Events Dramatic

Book:Invisible Monsters

Source: Invisible Monsters

“To me [Edgar Allen Poe's] prose is unreadable—like Jane Austin's [sic]. No there is a difference. I could read his prose on salary, but not Jane's. Jane is entirely impossible. It seems a great pity that they allowed her to die a natural death.”

Seems Dies Natural Differences Impossible Pity Prose Jane Salary Austin Natural Death Edgar Allen

Author:Mark Twain

“This is your life and its ending one moment at a time.”

Life Inspirational Moments Fight Club Novel Fight Club Book

Author:Chuck Palahniuk

“Let it come, as it will, and don't be afraid. God does not leave us comfortless, so let evening come.”

Book:Let evening come: poems

Source: Let evening come: poems

“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.”

Knows Has Beens Water Born Land Self Reliance Reliance Life Journey Leaves Of Grass My Journey Life Is A Journey Within Reach

Book:Walt Whitman's Song of Myself: A Sourcebook and Critical Edition

Source: Walt Whitman's Song of Myself: A Sourcebook and Critical Edition

“Love After Love all your life, whom you have ignored for another, who knows you by heart. Take down the love letters from the bookshelf, the photographs, the desperate notes, peel your own image from the mirror. Sit. Feast on your life.”

Knows Heart Letters Mirrors Notes Photograph Desperate Ignored Love Letter Bookshelves

Book:The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013

Source: The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013

“Is there some particular reason that you're here?" ... "Not this again." "Not what again?" said Clary. "Every time I annoy him, he retreats into his No Mundanes Allowed tree house." Simon pointed at Jace.”

Said Reason House Tree Particular Annoying Retreat Jace Clary Fray Fray

Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass