"Parenthood is the opiate of the masses."

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Source : Chuck Palahniuk (2001). “Choke: A Novel”, Anchor Books

Chuck Palahniuk

#Parenting Quotes #Opiates Quotes #Parenthood Quotes

“Respect is one of the greatest expressions of Love. If other people try to write your story, it means they don't respect you. They consider that you're not a good artist who can write your own story, even though you were born to write your own story.”
“I'm a big researcher. I love libraries and archives and I have a huge National Geographiccollection. I have a good amount of books and records, and I'm on the Internet. I think research yields a lot and can help you pull different discordant works that may not be harmonious. Through time and with patience and focus, you bring them all together.”
“If you thought the army was here protecting people like yourself, I've some news for you, we're here to defend wealth.”

Source : Song: The Marching Song Of The Covert Battalions
“Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.”
“The only cure for grief is action.”

Source : George Henry Lewes (1846). “The Spanish Drama. Lope de Vega and Calderon”, p.42, London, Knight
“My mission in life is to make everybody as uneasy as possible. I think we should all be as uneasy as possible, because that's what the world is like.”

Source : Edward Gorey (2001). “Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey : Interviews”, Houghton Mifflin
“One day, when I was doing well in class and had finished my lessons, I was sitting there trying to analyze the game of tic-tac-toe... The teacher came along and snatched my papers on which I had been doodling... She did not realize that analyzing tic-tac-toe can lead into dozens of non-trivial mathematical questions.”
“The reality is this city will not be the same for a while, ... We're not saying bring New Orleans back today.”

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