"Oh any sentimental person can cry at night, but when you begin to cry in the morning - to lie awake and cry in the morning - ..."

--

Source : Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (2012). “The Sick-a-Bed Lady: And Other Tales”, p.45, The Floating Press

Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

#Morning Quotes #Lying Quotes #Night Quotes

“Your brain has an in-built mechanism for finding patterns you've programmed because of where you've put your attention. Solutions, innovations, and success come not from greater intelligence or creativity but from what we notice because of where we point those attributes”
“It is impossible to have progress without conscience”
“I don't have a lot of self-confidence. I'm getting there. Before I had zero confidence, but it's one of those things you learn and accept.”

Source : "The Self-Aware Solo Artist". Interview with Emily McDermott, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 15, 2015.
“It's the way I make music, I will take two ideas and smash them together and if they sit well together for me then that's fine, and it's the same with the lyrics - if I see a couple of lines and I like the way they look on the page then I'll use them. I find they take on a meaning of their own, it's very difficult to explain how I actually go about all that.”
“You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.”
“Sow seeds of hope and enjoy optimism. Sow seeds of doubt and expect insecurity”
“You're not allowed to be an eccentric in the world, you have to fit it.”
“My grandfather got me mad and I peed inside his orange juice and asked him if it's tangy.”

You may also like: