Chuck Palahniuk, Diary Quotes

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

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.

All the effort in the world won't matter if you're not inspired.

Just for the record, she still loves you. She wouldn't bother to torture you if she didn't.

Maybe it's just a daughter's job to piss off her mother.

Money gives you permission to just walk away from everything that isn't pretty and perfect. You can't put up with anything less than lovely. You spend your life running, avoiding, escaping.