Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk

You don't think prostitutes want a lot of sex outside of their brothel?

He says, Duncan's not just irresponsible. It turns out he's dead.

In order to justify killing, you have to make the victim your enemy. To justify any crime, you have to make the victim your enemy.

Do something only for money, and you're less likely to do it for free.

Some people still think they run their own lives.

He says, Newlyweds like they were, I figure he fucks her to death, and then has himself a heart attack.

This is how we must look to God. As if everything's just fine.

We're living in a teetering tower of babble. A shaky reality of words.

Big Brother is singing and dancing, and we're left to watch.

In journalism school, they teach you to start with your most important fact. The inverted pyramid, they call it. Put the who, what, where, when, and why at the top of the article. Then list the lesser facts in descending order. That way, an editor can lop off any length of story without losing anything too important.

Magic is the tuning of needed energy for natural change.

Some people still think knowledge is power.

He says the plan is to undermine the illusion of safety and comfort in people's lives.

Forget about me. I'm just another one of God's alligators you can flush down the toilet.

The only people who know me hate me. We all hate each other. We all fear each other. The whole world is my enemy.

When there's the possibility of a little power, you already want more.