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- Chuck Palahniuk
- 1996
- “It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club.
- “I don't want to die without any scars.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club.
- “This is your life and its ending one moment at a time.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club.
- “You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis.
- "This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time." — The Narrator.
- "The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club." — Tyler Durden.
- "The things you own end up owning you." — The Narrator.
- "Hitting bottom is not a weekend retreat. It's not a goddamn seminar. Stop trying to control everything, and just let go. Let go!" — Tyler Durden.
- Tyler's Idea of Etiquette
- The Narrator Is in A Lot of Trouble
- A Morbid Thought from The Narrator
- Tyler Gets A Surprise
- Marla's Philosophy
- The Clock Is Ticking
- Tyler's Idea of A Motivational Quote
- Tyler Makes An Odd Request
- Fight Club on Freedom
- Fight Club on Mortality
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"Now, A Question Of Etiquette - As I Pass, Do I Give You The Ass Or The Crotch?"
Tyler Durden sets up his rude form of dominance right off the bat. When he's introduced, The Narrator is on an airplane, with the seat next to him being empty. Durden's back takes up most of the camera frame and he mulls on airplane etiquette with "Now, a question of etiquette - as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch?" It's a funny line, but it's also relatable. A lot of people have been on an airplane or walked down the aisle at a dark movie theater and asked themselves the same ques...
"You Said You Would Definitely Say That."
Once the Narrator is coming to the realization about Tyler Durden's true identity, he enters a police station in a city far away from home. However, once the Captain has left, the officers seem to know him anyway. Durden's already been here, he's already been everywhere. The officers are in on it even more than the Narrator who gave them specific directions as Tyler. The Narrator stands there trying to explain things, but the officers/Fight Club members know more than he does. They're a step...
"On A Long Enough Timeline, The Survival Rate For Everyone Drops To Zero."
"On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero." These words from the Narrator arethe epitome of Fight Club. Life isn't limitless, and the Narrator knows that, but he doesn't know how to fully grasp that knowledge in a way that's beneficial not just to others, but to himself as well. He works in the risk management section of the automobile insurance industry. He's seen more than his fair share of death and has been forced to think of those deaths as numbers. Before...
"You Hit Me In The Ear!"
The intensity of the fight sequences is just one thing about Fincher's Fight Club that holds up today. They're visceral, unexpected, even outright bizarre. They can also be very humorous, no more so than when Tyler Durden shouts out the iconic line "You hit me in the ear!" He's goaded the Narrator into a fistfight. The Narrator, naturally, is inexperienced and his punch lands with an awkward thud. The genuine surprise in Pitt's delivery makes the quote unforgettable.
"Marla's Philosophy Of Life Is That She Might Die At Any Moment. The Tragedy, She Said, Was That She Didn't."
Marla Singer goes a long way towards making Fight Club memorable. Her worldview isn't all that dissimilar from Tyler Durden/The Narrator's, and they serve to accentuate one another. She sees little point in all of this and makes an equal point of showing it. RELATED: 10 Movies That Subtly Spoil The Ending Early On Or, as the Narrator tells the viewer, "Marla's philosophy of life is that she might die at any moment. The tragedy, she said, was that she didn't." She doesn't want to live life to...
“This Is Your Life, And It’s Ending One Minute At A Time.”
Time flies by, so it’s never a bad idea to appreciate life and live in the moment. Fight Clubmight not seem like the kind of movie to preach that message, but in its own way, that’s what this story tells people to do. The Narrator provides this timeless nugget of wisdom when he talks about traveling for work: “You wake up at SeaTac, SFO, LAX. You wake up at O’Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, BWI. Pacific, mountain, central. Lose an hour, gain an hour. This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at...
“If You Aren’t On Your Way To Becoming A Vet In Six Weeks, You Will Be Dead.”
Tyler Durden wants people to stop procrastinating following their goals. He wants them to seize the day. He wants them to stop making excuses and start doing what they can to make their dreams come true. But he goes about it in a more extreme way than most self-help gurus, telling an aspiring veterinarian, “If you aren’t on your way to becoming a vet in six weeks, you will be dead.” It's an odd but memorable take on the classic motivational quote structure.
“I Want You To Hit Me As Hard As You Can.”
Fight Clubpreaches that fighting can be a cathartic experience. It all begins when the Narrator tells Tyler about his problems and Tyler tells the Narrator to “hit me as hard as you can.” In the film, the ear punch is a surprise to Tyler. On the set, it was a surprise to Brad Pitt, too. He was expecting a pretend hit, but David Fincher told Edward Norton to hit him for real.
“It’s Only After We’ve Lost Everything That We’re Free To Do Anything.”
Having an apartment and a bunch of possessions can be restricting. Having bills to pay gives people something to lose. In Fight Club, the Narrator loses everything when his apartment is destroyed, and it frees him up to follow his heart and start an underground anarchist group. However, the phrase is powerful enough to inspire people to do more positive things with their lives too.
“First, You’ve Gotta Know – Not Fear, Know – That Someday, You’re Gonna Die.”
According to Tyler Durden, this is the key to living life to the full. If people are afraid of death, then they won’t really experience life. People won’t do anything risky or dangerous or life-threatening or exhilarating if their main priority is not dying. When Tyler gets the Narrator to know, and not fear, that he is going to die one day, he starts setting up his ring of anarchism and rallying an army against the advertising industry. This isn’t necessarily the way to fully experience life...
Relive the memorable lines from the cult movie Fight Club, adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel. From Tyler Durden's etiquette to the Narrator's survival rate, these quotes capture the film's nihilistic, satirical, and anarchic spirit.
Fight Club: Directed by David Fincher. With Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier. An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
Fight Club Quotes to Revisit the Characters’ Most Memorable Lines. 31. “Most people, normal people, do just about anything to avoid a fight.”. – The Narrator. 32. “This isn’t a real suicide thing. This is probably one of those cry-for-help things.”. – Marla Singer.
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6 days ago · The nihilism in Fight Club works, oddly, to encourage the act of regaining a sense of identity, turning it into a sort of unexpected and profound existentialist movie. The Narrator had to hit rock ...
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Discover the best quotes from Fight Club, the novel by Chuck Palahniuk that explores themes of identity, freedom, and consumerism. Read the words of Tyler Durden, the narrator, and other characters who challenge the status quo and question their existence.
