# Quote — Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

> You can tell people the truth, but they'll never believe you until the event. Until it's too late. In the meantime, the truth will just piss them off and get you in a lot of trouble.

- Author: [Chuck Palahniuk](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk.md)
- Book: [Survivor](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Survivor_(Palahniuk_novel)#Quotes) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/you-can-tell

## More from this book

> The same way you might look at your leg cut off at the knee and not feel anything at first, maybe this is just shock. But I hope not. I don't want it to wear off. I pray not to feel anything ever again. Because if it wears off, this is all going to hurt so much. This is going to hurt for the rest of my life.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/the-same-way-you.md)

> Everything we can do is wrong as long as we're still alive.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/everything-we-can.md)

> You realize that there's no point in doing anything if nobody's watching. You wonder, if there had been a low turnout at the crucifixion, would they have rescheduled?

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/you-realize-that-theres.md)