Chuck Palahniuk citáty
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Chuck Palahniuk
Dátum narodenia: 21. február 1962
Ďalšie mená: Чак Поланик
Chuck Palahniuk je súčasný americký spisovateľ. Najznámejšia je pravdepodobne jeho kniha Fight Club, ktorá bola neskôr aj sfilmovaná režisérom Davidom Fincherom v roku 1999. Venuje sa depresívnym témam na pozadí súčasnej americkej spoločnosti, čerpá zo svojich vlastných frustrácií a vlastnej novinárskej kariéry. Jeho diela končia takmer vždy tragicky. Jeho romány boli najprv nakladateľmi odmietané ako príliš temné a depresívne, čoskoro sa ale stali kultovými. Wikipedia
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Citáty Chuck Palahniuk
„People in France have a phrase: "Spirit of the Stairway." In French: esprit d'Escalier. It means that moment when you find the answer but it's too late. So you're at a party and someone insults you. You have to say something. So, under pressure, with everybody watching, you say something lame. But the moment you leave the party… As you start down the stairway, then - magic. You come up with the perfect thing you should've said. The perfect crippling put down. That's the Spirit of the Stairway. The trouble is, even the French don't have a phrase for the stupid things you actually do say under pressure. Those stupid, desperate things you actually think or do.“
— Chuck Palahniuk, kniha Haunted
Zdroj: Haunted (2005), Chapter One, Guts
„We love drama. We love conflict. We need a devil or we'll create one.“
— Chuck Palahniuk, kniha Invisible Monsters
Zdroj: Haunted (2005), Chapter 20, Cassandra, Another story by Mrs. Clarke
Zdroj: Invisible Monsters
„Their teeth white, as if they never used teeth for anything except to smile.“
— Chuck Palahniuk, kniha Haunted
Haunted (2005)
„It's nice to see something more pathetic than I feel right now.“
— Chuck Palahniuk, kniha Choke
Zdroj: Choke
„Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed.“
— Chuck Palahniuk, kniha Lullaby
Zdroj: Lullaby (2002), Chapter 3
Kontext: Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed. He's making sure your imagination withers. Until it's as useful as your appendix. He's making sure your attention is always filled. And this being fed, it's worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what's in your mind. With everyone's imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.
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