Chuck Palahniuk quotes

“The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“There are people out there who will not read books, but somehow they'll read my books.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“There will always be an underground.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“We kind of deny the stages of life.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“What I'm always trying to do with every book is to recreate the effect of the stories we heard as children in front of campfires and fireplaces - the ghost stories that engaged us.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Where would Jesus be if no one had written the gospels?”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“You can tell a more over-the-top incredible story if you use a nonfiction form.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.”

— Chuck Palahniuk