Home / Quotes / Quote by David Sedaris

Quote by David Sedaris

“There are certain people in my life who didn't care to be in my book. And so I cut them out. And I had broken up with somebody. And I was, you know, really upset and depressed. And so that was, you know, reasons to keep going.”

Quote by David Sedaris

Author

David Sedaris, born on December 26, 1956, is an American humorist. His works are known for their unique sense of humor and profound insights into everyday life. Sedaris' writing often takes the form of memoir, narrating his personal experiences and observations. more

You May Also Like

“A lot of people don't know what they want, you know, or they're just kind of vague about it.”

Author:David Sedaris

“Sometimes people say, do you want a drink? And I say, oh, I'd like to, but I'm a tragic alcoholic. I always say tragic. I'm a tragic alcoholic.”

People Sometimes Drink Tragic

Author:David Sedaris

“There was a lot of pressure on me as a filmmaker to raise the bar and do better than before so, you know, I put a lot of thought and energy, that's for sure.”

Energy Filmmaker

Author:Paul W. S. Anderson

“When people are saying "rock is dead," it's making everything worse. I would like reword and say "rock is underground." We're really being alienated from every possible facet. Rock radio doesn't even play rock bands anymore. So, they've pretty much stripped away every outlet for us to reach the fans.”

Author:Rick DeJesus

“The way that I've always viewed my career, I always do what comes to me. I don't write forty songs per album, I write fifteen to twenty songs and pick the ones that represent this period of my life the most.”

Writing Song Forty

Author:Rick DeJesus

“I write what I see and whatever inspires me. The energy the earth gives me, what's on my mind, or what's in my heart becomes part of the lyrical content.”

Giving Writing Mind Heart Earth Energy Inspire My Heart Lyrical

Author:Rick DeJesus

“We're in a time when bashing is the norm - especially on social media, where everybody's online and no one interacts face-to-face. There's a quote I found yesterday - it was hilarious: "People need to chill, like literally, we're floating in space on a giant rock we can't leave. Look at the stars or something instead of being awful." You think of floating on a rock in space as so alien, but that's exactly what we're doing.”

People Thinking Social Media Aliens Online Norm Chill

Author:Chantelle Brown-Young

“I think we need to take a step back and realize what the real issues are - it's not being from different places or being different.”

Thinking Different Real Realizing Different Place Being Different

Author:Chantelle Brown-Young

“Some rules are there for a reason - but it's one thing to have a rule that protects and another to have rules that stifle. I've seen a lot of those articles and I thought they were unreasonable when I was in school, but they're getting a little bit out of hand now. We should embrace what makes us different, our different styles, our creativity.”

Different Reason School Creativity Style Protect Embrace

Author:Chantelle Brown-Young

“The problem is that I don't think the American people realize how much of our intelligence is actually derived from our partners. If our partners cannot feel or do not trust that our president will not divulge that information to, I mean, goodness gracious, the Russians in this case, then that could create real problems for us going forward.”

People Thinking Mean Real Problem President Realizing Goodness Gracious

Author:Andrew Exum