Rant Casey used to say, No matter what happens, it's always now... Talk about cryptic. I think what Rant meant was, we live in the present moment of reality, and no matter what's come before, no matter how much we loved a person or a dog, when it attacks us we'll react to that moment of danger. β¨ Chuck Palahniuk (2011). Rant: The Oral History of Buster Casey, p.246, Random House
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- I spent my life attacking everything because I was too afraid to risk creating anything. β¨ Chuck Palahniuk (2001). Choke: A Novel, Anchor Books
- You can only hold a smile for so long, after that it's just teeth. β¨ Chuck Palahniuk (2011). Invisible Monsters: A Novel, p.164, W. W. Norton & Company
- If you knew that your life was merely a phase or short, short segment of your entire existence, how would you live? Knowing nothing 'real' was at risk, what would you do? You'd live a gigantic, bold, β¦ βΆ
- Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself. β¨ I dare you by Dan Glaister, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2004.
- No, none of us seem so very real. We're only supporting characters in the lives of each other. Any real truth, any precious fact will always be lost in a mountain of shattered make-believe.
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