“When someone close to you dies, the line is shifted really drastically about what is meaningful and what isn't.” Quote by Phil Elvrum
“Profound thoughts and profound experiences get revealed to be tricks that we play on ourselves, and poetry gets revealed to be just, like, some dumb words that somebody put in an interesting order.” InterestingProfoundDumb Author:Phil Elvrum
“All the books on my shelves, when I would go to them to look for help with my anguish, they all just seemed so crass. They didn't get it. Those books don't understand. Nobody understands. The universe, nobody understands my agony, or my questioning, and it's this shift in what in the world around us could possibly be meaningful or helpful.” WorldBookHelpingUniverseMeaningfulHelpfulQuestioningAnguish Author:Phil Elvrum
“The idea that musicians should be talking about politics is, in some ways, quite a sixties' idea. Music no longer has a vanguard role in youth culture.” CultureYouthMusician Author:Billy Bragg
“Death is natural, and it happens early for some people. I acknowledge that, and in the next sentence, reject it, because it just sucks. It hurts. I can at the same time acknowledge it as true, and then have my protest against it.” PeopleNaturalHurtAcknowledgeProtestIt Hurts Author:Phil Elvrum
“I'm not ... pumped about being alive. But I don't think about suicide ever. I have a kid. I think that's just an automatic shut-off of that idea. In fact, I just instantly went into the necessities of parenting, and I think it's been very good for grief. Because it's a reality check, I guess. I have very real tasks that need immediate attention all the time.” ThinkingRealRealityKidsGriefAttentionSuicideVery Good Author:Phil Elvrum
“I probably wouldn't kill a spider now, I'd probably try to scoop it up in a cup and put it outside, but not for any reason other than I don't need to take other lives recklessly. But other than that, I don't believe in ... anything. Anything, anything.” TryingBelieveReason Author:Phil Elvrum
“I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.” IfsThinkingCareSportsCoaches Author:Billie Jean King
“I think in the industry we're in and the type of audience we have, we're never going to escape the idea of being young. Which I don't mind myself. I mean, who wants to grow up anyway? I don't want to grow up.” ThinkingMindMeanAudienceGrowing Up Author:Liam Payne
“The drive for working comes from everyday moments - the thrill of experiencing a young cook succeeding in what they thought was an impossible job, as well as guests being happy. I also love the unknown - discovering new things and trying to make sense of them.” TryingMomentsImpossibleSucceedEverydayMake Sense Author:Rene Redzepi
“The less attractive the character, the more I enjoyed writing them. Officious bureaucrats and PowerPoint weasels are where it's at for me.” WritingCharacterAttractive Author:Neal Stephenson