Quote by Chuck Palahniuk

Besides, it happens fast for some people and slow for some, accidents or gravity, but we all end up mutilated. Most women know this feeling of being more and more invisible everyday.

Besides, it happens fast for some people and slow for some,

Summary

This quote suggests that the process of feeling invisible and unnoticed happens differently for everyone, either swiftly or gradually, due to various circumstances or societal factors. It implies that regardless of how one reaches that state, everyone eventually experiences a sense of being mutilated or erased, particularly emphasizing women's familiarity with this feeling. It implies that women, in particular, often face the challenges of gradually becoming invisible or overlooked in society as they age or encounter certain circumstances.

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Beauty Aging

By Chuck Palahniuk

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