freedom Quotes

I've got two dogs; they're Boston terriers, and they're allowed everywhere.

Men are destroyed for being rebellious, and women destroy themselves by failing to be rebellious. Unless you can make that next jump to either getting along with people or resisting people, you are ultimately destroying yourself.

People would ask me to autograph their bodies and then the next time I'd see them on tour they'd have my autograph tattooed. I decided I wouldn't write on people anymore, but I'd give them arms and legs and if they wanted those autographed I'd do that.

Few things in life seem more sexy than a banned book.

I think a lot of people saw 'Fight Club' and thought, 'Right, here's our next Che Guevara, here's our next Fidel Castro, here's someone who's going to wave the flag.' And I was like, 'No, it's just a book. And if I beat that drum, if I play that song one more time, I won't have a career.'

The only thing I shy away from is non-consensual violence. I can't write a story where someone is a simple victim because it's boring.

Portland in particular is a cheap enough place to live that you can still develop your passion - painting, writing, music. People seem less status-conscious. Even wealthy people buy second-hand clothes and look a little bit homeless.

There will always be an underground.

A self-respecting nation is ready for anything, including war, except for a renunciation of its option to make war.

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.