“I always think it's silly when people talk about works of culture taking risks. Because there's not any risk involved.” Quote by Daniel Handler
“I think if I were walking someplace and I saw a corpse my brain would tell me it was a million things before I believed it was a corpse.” IfsThinkingBrainMillionsSawsWalkingCorpses Author:Daniel Handler
“I quite like being removed from the industry stuff so that when we're not on tour and we're writing, we're in a small room and you can't get out physically. I like that mental checking-out aspect - I think it's quite nice.” ThinkingWritingStuffRoomsNiceIndustryAspectSmall RoomsChecking Out Author:Lauren Mayberry
“I think in reading a few sentences of text you can just tell the tone, and that's something I love in prose writers.” ThinkingReadingSentencesToneProse Author:Lauren Mayberry
“Writing with other people is the only way I ever really work. In some ways it's great because it's helpful to someone pull you out of the loop.” PeopleWayWritingHelpfulLoops Author:Lauren Mayberry
“I enjoy working with people. That seems simplistic, but whenever I'm distressed, angry, and want to feel like something can be done about something, it feels better when you surround yourself with people.” PeopleWantFeelsDoneSeemsEnjoyAngrySurroundFeel BetterLike SomethingSurround YourselfSurround Yourself With People Author:Lauren Mayberry
“I'd rather work with a grassroots organization than in politics. I'm not sure I'd be the best politician because I don't think I'm good about tactfully tiptoeing around questions in the right way.” ThinkingWayPoliticianOrganizationNot SureBeing The BestRight WayGrassroots Author:Lauren Mayberry
“I have a personal Twitter for band purposes, but I don't use social media a lot. I fall in a weird age gap. I was on band message boards when I was 16, but I was on the early curve of Facebook. I did it for work when I worked in media, and I did it for the band, but I can't relate to the idea that you live your life online.” I CanIdeasUseAgePurposeFallSocialMediaBandMessagesSocial MediaRelateBoardsOnlineGapsLive Your LifeCurvesAge Gap Author:Lauren Mayberry
“People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations.” PeopleYearsLongTermHoursBrainGenerationsRewardsLong TermRepeatsChemicalsBehaviourShort TermLoopsFlooding Author:Keith Henson
“Internet has been really amazing, and I think it's a place of great passion, creativity, and knowledge.” ThinkingHas BeensPassionCreativityInternetReally AmazingGreat Passion Author:Lauren Mayberry
“I think a lot of people spend a lot of time talking about what they hate rather than what they love. I don't want to get trapped in that.” PeopleThinkingWantHateTalkingTrapped Author:Lauren Mayberry