„Some stories, you use up. Others use you up.“

— Chuck Palahniuk
„Some stories, Mr. Whitter would say, you tell them and you use them up. Other stories, they use you up. p288“
— Chuck Palahniuk
„Some stories, she'd say, the more you tell them, the faster you use them up. Those kind, the drama burns off, and every version, they sound more silly and flat. The other kind of story, it uses you up. The more you tell it, the stronger it gets. Those kind of stories only remind you how stupid you were. Are. Will always be.“
— Chuck Palahniuk
„You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.“
— Maya Angelou
„Some still ask of us: what do you want? We answer with three words that summon up our entire program. Here they are…Italy, Republic, Socialization... Socialization is no other than the implantation of Italian Socialism…“
— Benito Mussolini
„every complaint is a little story the mind makes up that you completely believe in.“
— Eckhart Tolle
„A phrase much used in political circles in this country is "playing into the hands of". It is a sort of charm or incantation to silence uncomfortable truths. When you are told that by saying this, that or the other you are "playing into the hands of" some sinister enemy, you know that it is your duty to shut up immediately.“
— George Orwell
„Pride was the belt you used to hold your pants up when you had no pants.“
— Stephen King