# Quote — Chuck Palahniuk, Choke

> You gain power by pretending to be weak. By contrast, you make people feel so strong. You save people by letting them save you. All you have to do is be fragile and grateful. So stay the underdog... You're the proof of their courage. The proof they were a hero. Evidence of their success... You might be the one good deed, the deathbed memory that justifies their entire existence. [pg 50-51]

- Author: [Chuck Palahniuk](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk.md)
- Book: [Choke](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/choke.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/choke/you-gain-power

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