Quotation by

Chuck Palahniuk

I wanted to write about the moment when your addictions no longer hide the truth from you. When your whole life breaks down. That's the moment when you have to somehow choose what your life is going to be about.

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The author describes a point when addiction stops masking reality, forcing a person to face the full collapse of their life. At that critical moment, they must decide what direction or purpose their life will take moving forward.

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