What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, t... -Chuck Palahniuk

What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? They seem like greater steps toward faith and imagination, each with a payoff. Like cognitive training exercises.

Chuck Palahniuk , Novelist
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American novelist, known for his darkly humorous and transgressive works, including "Fight Club" and "Choke."

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When working, my diet degrades to pizza three times a day, because I don't want to distract myself from anything....
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Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home... it's your responsibility to love it, or change it....
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Maybe humans are just the pet alligators that God flushed down the toilet....
The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime....

Easter Quotes to Explore

There's just something about deviled eggs, whether it's the summer around Fourth of July for a picnic or a big sit-down meal like Christmas or Easter,...
M-G-M knew how to build stars. We used to do constant publicity stills. You were the Easter bunny one time and a Christmas tree the next. When I went ...
Well, on Easter of sophomore year of high school, me and my brother found my dad dead on our living room floor....
They changed my life, and I just love Marvel as I'm sure people can tell from the amount of Easter eggs and references I did throughout it. But I just...
I grew up with Morecambe and Wise, they were part of Christmas, part of Easter, part of our lives. They were the top comedy act on television, watched...
You never create a scene around the Easter egg. The Easter egg is always just, 'Oh, there's an opportunity for something that the fans will enjoy if t...
Generally, occasions like Maundy Thursday and Easter can strictly be family affairs for Christian households. But, while I was growing up in my ancest...
Usually my Easter reading consists of 'Who Moved the Stone?,' which gets dusted off annually and read, often in one sitting, to remind me of the mirac...
Easter egg hunts and parades are nothing new to any household or city, however nobody does it better then the Big Apple....
Every year NYC hosts one of the world's most famous Easter Parade. Each year attendees and participants show up in their Sunday best and as tradition ...