“Rant Casey used to say, "No matter what happens, it's always now..." Talk about cryptic.I think what Rant meant was, we live in the present moment of reality, and no matter what's come before, no matter how much we loved a person or a dog, when it attacks us we'll react to that moment of danger.”

Chuck Palahniuk

Chuck Palahniuk - “Rant Casey used to say, "No matter...” 1

Similar quotes

“Whatever connection we thought we had before this...it doesn't compare to this moment. No matter what happens between us in life, this moment has just merged pieces of our souls together. Well always have that, and in a way it's comforting to know.”

Colleen Hoover
Read more

“It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”

Epictetus
Read more

“We live what God wants when He wants us to. He withholds joy for a time, then lavishes it all around. He shelters us from pain until He knows we'll live through it. The point is, what matters is this moment. How precious, precious time is. The past had to happen, and we cannot stop the future. Why, then, should we live with a spirit of fear and regret?”

Allison K. Pittman
Read more

“...it does not matter if we are forgotten; what matters is the effect we have on those around us and those who come after us. What matters is how our own lives affect the larger, perpetual community of the living.”

Lynn Schooler
Read more

“No matter what, that friendship is real. No matter how much you dissect it, or talk about it, or analyze it, it'll always be real.”

Daniel Ehrenhaft
Read more