Quote by Chuck Palahniuk

I really love idiot, enlightened characters - these characters who fail to engage with the drama of their immediate circumstances they fail to be reactive and enrolled by drama as it happens around them.

I really love idiot, enlightened characters - these characte

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This quote expresses an admiration for characters who are described as "idiot, enlightened." These characters differ from others because they do not seem to be affected by the problems and conflicts surrounding them. They are not emotionally or intellectually engaged in the immediate drama and do not react or become involved as others might. The quote suggests a fascination with their ability to transcend the chaos and maintain a detached perspective, possibly seeing some form of enlightenment or wisdom in this disengagement.

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