# Quote — Chuck Palahniuk, Choke

> A little muscle twitch means rabies, means muscle cramps, thrist, confusion, and drooling, followed by seizures, coma, death. Acne means ovarian cysts. Feeling a little tired means tuberculosis. Bloodshot eyes mean meningitis. Drowsiness is the first sign of typhoid. Those floaters you see cross your eyes on sunny days, they mean your retina is detaching. You're going blind.

- Author: [Chuck Palahniuk](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk.md)
- Book: [Choke](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/choke.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Choke_(novel)#Quotes) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/choke/a-little-muscle

## More from this book

> A good addiction takes the guesswork out of death.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/choke/a-good-addiction.md)

> Nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/choke/nothing-is-as-perfect.md)

> The magic of sexual addiction is you don't ever feel hungry or tired or bored or lonely.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/choke/the-magic-of-sexual.md)