During the Cold War of the 1950s, American spies were issued eyeglasses with thick, clunky frames. If captured, they were trained to casually chew the curved earpieces, where fatal doses of cyanide were cast inside the plastic. It's these same horn-rimmed suicide glasses, the wrangler says, that inspired the look of Buddy Holly and Elvis Costello. All those young hipsters wearing death on their nose. . Chuck Palahniuk
I have one word to say upon the subject of profound writers, who are grown very numerous of late; and I know very well the judicious world is resolved to list me in that number. I conceive therefore, as to the business of being profound,...
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Jonathan Swift
Uh, excuse me, sir, I, uh, don't known how to uh, to uh, tell you this, but you were three minutes late. The schedule is a little, uh, bit off." He grinned sheepishly." That's ridiculous! " murmured the Ticktockman behind his mask. "Check your watch."...
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Harlan Ellison
...but there's always he'll want to torture your boss anyway. Just recreationally, I mean."" Wow that would be terrific, " I said
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Robert Kroese
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
No, I say, it's fine. Put a gun to my head and paint the wall with my brains. Just great, I say. Really.
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Chuck Palahniuk
More Quotes By Chuck Palahniuk
The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.
What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.
You know how they say you only hurt the ones you love? Well, it works both ways.
If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.
Ok. You fuck me, then snub me. You love me, you hate me. You show me a sensitive side, then you turn into a total asshole. Is this a pretty accurate description of our relationship.
