# Quote — Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

> You realize that our mistrust of the future makes it hard to give up the past. We can't give up our concept of who we were...Our way of getting nostalgic for what we just threw in the trash, it's all because we're afraid to evolve. Grow, change, lose weight, reinvent ourselves. Adapt.

- Author: [Chuck Palahniuk](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk.md)
- Book: [Survivor](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/you-realize-that

## 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)