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Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

- Chuck Palahniuk
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I love the power of words - no music or special effects - and I want to demonstrate that power.

I love the power of words - no music or special effects - and I want to demonstrate that power.

My characters tend to be more dynamic because they're reaching that point in their lives where their old way of being is breaking down. They're conflicted by the idea that they don't know what's next. You could call it Kierkegaard's leap of faith, when you get tired of sort of reinventing yourself on a very superficial level.

Ya, hal-hal buruk terjadi, tapi terkadang hal-hal buruk itu menyelamatkanmu.

Writing gave me the world.

Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite.

I try to forget about the expectation that's out there and the audience listening for the next thing so that I'm not trying to please them. I've spent a huge amount of time not communicating with those folks and denying that they exist.

Fiction is no longer the dominant storytelling device of our time. In the 19th century it worked great, and fiction was the king, but it's not the king any more.

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Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.

Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.