“I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the ...” — Chuck Palahniuk Quote

“I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages.”

“Everyone smiles with that invisible gun to their head.”

“You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.”

“My reading skills are improving but I'm still using coping strategies. I can read signs and I can work things out.”

“Food became my coping mechanism and I've never been able to break that cycle.”

“Humour is many things, but mostly it's a coping mechanism.”