There's an old saying: 'No piece of writing is ever finished, it's just abandoned.' But my own rule is: No piece of work is done until you want to kill everyone involved in the publishing process, especially yourself.
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What I want is to be needed. What I need is to be indispensable to somebody. Who I need is somebody that will eat up all my free time, my ego, my attention. Somebody addicted to me. A mutual addiction.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a deep desire for emotional connection and the need to feel important to someone.
In this quote, Chuck Palahniuk highlights the complexities of relationships and the human need for connection. It reflects a desire to be essential to someone else's life, revealing vulnerability in wanting to be needed and addiction to that mutual dependency. This speaks to the intensity of human emotions and the lengths to which individuals may go to satisfy their longing for attention and companionship.
Themes
LoveRelationshipsDependencyConnectionAttentionImportance
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be shared during a relationship counseling session to emphasize the desire for mutual support.
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