Chuck Palahniuk Diary Quotes & Sayings

We are all prisoners but some of us are in cells with windows and some without. — Kahlil Gibran

Life is serious, but I do think that God wants us to enjoy the things He's given us, like music. — TobyMac

Success is important but what you become on the way to success is more important. — Debasish Mridha

If ever I left the House of Commons it would be because I wanted to spend more time on politics. — Tony Benn

America sends its criminals to unseen corners of our society, where they live they live monotonous lives that take away autonomy and choice, and where their time is completely owned by the institution. — Erika Camplin

Yeah, you know, if I'm having an emotional scene I do like to go off and be by myself; not to say that I'm a method actor or anything like that, but for scenes like that that are more emotional, I do like to take that night off and not be so social. — Shay Mitchell

Everything is a self-portrait. A diary. Your whole drug history's in a strand of your hair. Your fingernails. The forensic details. The lining of your stomach is a document. The calluses on your hand tell all your secrets. Your teeth give you away. Your accent. The wrinkles around your mouth and eyes. Everything you do shows your hand. — Chuck Palahniuk

I don't want anyone to expect anything from any of my films; I just want them to see it and then tell me what they think. — Julia Garner

In 'Diary,' the motto really is: 'Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?' It coaches us to be aware of our motives and not just be a reaction to the circumstances around us. — Chuck Palahniuk

As moisturizers, oils rapidly penetrate the deeper layers of the skin, protecting against the breakdown of proteins in the cell wall with fatty and linoleic acids, mimicking what our bodies produce naturally. The oils also function as humectants, which help our skin retain moisture. — Isabel Gillies

But as his dad always told him, wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which fills up first. — L.T. Ryan

Never criticize. Remember that no one deserves it more than the one who is criticizing. — Debasish Mridha

I just respected comedians whether they were or they weren't, from, you know, new or old. — Steve Martin

Strictly by accident, Scott stumbled upon the most advanced weapon in the ultrarunner's arsenal: instead of cringing from fatigue, you embrace it. You refuse to let it go. You get to know it so well, you're not afraid of it anymore. — Christopher McDougall

Your handwriting. the way you walk. which china pattern you choose. it's all giving you away. everything you do shows your hand. everything is a self portrait. everything is a diary. — Chuck Palahniuk

I never ever slept again after my first pregnancy. — Uma Thurman

I'm always looking for context in which people tell stories. In "Fight Club" it's these support groups for dying people, and then in "Choke" it's 12-step recovery groups. In one novel it's artists' colonies, in another novel it's a diary form that submariners' wives typically keep so that when their husband comes back from serving on a submarine they have an accounting of their spouse's time. So I'm always looking for, number one, a non-fiction context - because you can tell a more outrageous story if you use a non-fiction form. — Chuck Palahniuk

What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth. — Samuel Butler