"I am a writer and the greatest compliment I can get is to know that I've contributed language to the culture, that I've defined something, given it a name. So I think that is one of the great things a writer can do."

-- Chuck Palahniuk

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“In theology, the state of a luckless mortal prenatally damned. The doctrine of reprobation was taught by Calvin, whose joy in it was somewhat marred by the sad sincerity of his conviction that although some are foredoomed to perdition, others are predestined to salvation.”
“I kind of killed it in college. You know that saying "big fish in a small pond"? At Dartmouth college, I was freakin' Jaws in a community swimming pool”
“I remember having a friend overnight, and lots of giggling after the lights were out. And seemingly long silences followed by â€œAre you asleep yet?â€ and, sometimes, some pretty serious discussions about God and Life.”
“"Don't be stupid!" is excellent advice.”
“When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend on proof that the pig is obscene.”

Source : "Stevens carved liberal legacy on high court". www.seattletimes.com. April 10, 2010.
“In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school.”
“A person may be greedy, envious, cowardly, cold, ungenerous, unkind, vain, or conceited, but behave perfectly by a monumental act of the will.”

Source : Thomas Nagel (2012). “Mortal Questions”, p.32, Cambridge University Press
“Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep.”

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