# Quote — Chuck Palahniuk, Lullaby

> Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely.
>
> So just relax, Helen Boyle told me, and just enjoy the ride.
>
> She said, "Even absolute corruption has its perks.

- Author: [Chuck Palahniuk](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk.md)
- Book: [Lullaby](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/lullaby.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/lullaby/power-corrupts-and

## More from this book

> According to Mona, you shouldn't kill people, because that drives you away from humanity. 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.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/lullaby/according-to-mona.md)

> The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/lullaby/the-trick-to-forgetting.md)

> I need to rebel against myself. It's the opposite of following your bliss. I need to do what I most fear.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/lullaby/i-need-to-rebel.md)