Chuck Palahniuk Quote

The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp...

Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.

Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.

With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles.

Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.

A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain.

Mist to mist, drops to drops. For water thou art, and unto water shalt thou return.

As Adam brought death, so Christ brought life; as Adam is the father of mortality, so Christ is the father of immortality.

Even if it's being a Beatle for the rest of my life, it's still only a temporary thing.

My life will end someday, but it will end at my convenience.