Chuck Palahniuk on Writing

“That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version.”

“Real writers write because they love to write. They don't write for public acclaim.”

“Don't rush or force the ending. All you have to know is the next scene, or the next few scenes.”

“The worst part of writing fiction is the fear of wasting your life behind a keyboard. The idea that, dying, you'll realize you only lived on paper.”

“Every time I write something, I think, this is the most offensive thing I will ever write. But no. I always surprise myself.”

“Writing is like sex, if it's difficult you're not doing it right.”

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