Quote of the Week- Chuck Palahniuk

Today's quote actually comes from Chuck Palahniuk's novel "Lullaby." He is also known for his famous novels "Fight Club" and "Choke," both of which were made into films.

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can hurt like hell."

Chuck Palahniuk ('Fight Club" author) on JD Salinger

During the last winter storm last weekend, I was able to reread Chuck Palahniuk's novel "Choke," which was made into a film last year, but he is best known for penning "Fight Club." (His other novel "Diary" is also a favorite of mine).

The film version of "Fight Club" will be playing this weekend at the Criterion Cinemas in New Haven, Conn., and at the Collidge Center Theatre in Brookline, Mass., presuming they don't get snow (as we are supposed to get in Virginia and North Carolina yet again!).

Palahniuk had this interesting comment on his web site chuckpalahniuk.net about the passing of author J.D. Salinger ("Catcher in the Rye") last week:

"J.D. Salinger is responsible for the creation of one of America's most beloved rebels and antiheroes, Holden Caufield. I read 'The Catcher in the Rye' many times throughout my life.

always found it a comfortable book to return to, whenever I'd be suffering from a reading drought. It was also one of the first books that I can recall truly speaking to me as a youth."

Quote of the Week- Benito Mussolini

I have just finished reading Chuck Palahniuk's ("Fight Club") newest novel "Pygymy," which looks like one of those works which will demand a second reading.

In the novel, Palahniuk frequently quotes cruel dictators, so this week we have two respective quips from two henchmen on our blogs (Fidel Castro is on "Politics, Culture, and Other Wastes of Time).

Here we have Benito Mussolini who ruled fascist Italy with an iron fist until he was overthrown and hanged. But, he did have a way with words:

"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy."

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"Fight Club" will be playing at the Lincoln Grande in Lincoln, Neb., on Dec. 19

SIDEBAR: Sarah Palin indeed refused to talk to reporters, according to Mason Adams of "The Roanoke Times" after her rally in Salem, Va., yesterday. What else is new?