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I usually write in my kitchen, which is a large, octagonal room that looks into woods - three big windows look out into the trees.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Big Kitchen Large Look Looks Out Room Three Trees Which Windows Woods Write

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While writing, I tend to repeat the same song, endlessly, for thousands of times. This helps me ignore any lyrics, and helps create a consistent mood for each book.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Any Book Consistent Create Each Endlessly Helps Ignore Lyrics Me Mood Repeat Same Song Tend Thousands Times While Writing

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My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I can throw away all my hair, then I have the freedom to trash any part of the book on the next rewrite.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Any Away Bald Between Book Drafts First Freedom Hair Head Next Only Part Rewrite Ritual Second Shave Then Throw Trash Writing I Can

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My best advice for writers is: Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly - all these make for great stories.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Adventures Advice Best Choose Friends Great Great Stories Make Mistakes Poorly Stories Writers Your

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My father worked for the railroad, and whenever a train crashed, we would go as a family and steal food from the boxcars. One year we stole a case of butterscotch pudding that was for export to Israel. It took us years to get through.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Case Crashed Export Family Father Food Get Go Israel Pudding Railroad Steal Stole Through Took Train Us Whenever Worked Would Year Years

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When I visit my brother in South Africa, I order things I've only seen in zoos. Little deers and kudu, all the mammals you would never think of eating.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Africa Brother Eating Little Mammals Never Only Order Seen South South Africa Things Think Visit Would You Zoo

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I have a lot of fans who are in the prison system, where ramen noodles are a kind of staple. Prisoners are always sending me recipes.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Always Fans Kind Lot Me Noodles Prison Prisoners Recipes Sending Staple System Where Who

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A film has to maintain a certain decorum in order to be broadcast to a vast audience.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Audience Broadcast Certain Decorum Film Maintain Order Vast

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My goal is to create a metaphor that changes our reality by charming people into considering their world in a different way.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Changes Charming Considering Create Different Different Way Goal Metaphor Our People Reality Way World

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My policy is to not read any reviews.

~Chuck Palahniuk

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: February 21st, 1962

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