"I've never really thought of myself as depressed so much as I am paralyzed by hope."

-- Maria Bamford

“The daily lesson of slum life, visualised, reiterated, of low standards, vile living, obscenity, profanity, impurity, is bound tobe dwarfing and debasing to the children who are in the midst of it.”
“Whatever you choose for your stationery is your favorite color because it's where you pour your heart out.”
“When youâ€™re in between dreams, you get to lean back and relax and stop trying so hard. Trying to be somebody, I mean. Itâ€™s not as exciting as being a television star, but itâ€™s not that bad, either. You just have to learn to be satisfied with the way you are for a while. Not Forever. Just until youâ€™re finished resting.”
“Its obvious nonsense, but it makes nice people feel good about themselves to do their bit for the planet. Its vanity of a grotesque kind to believe that mankind, and our carbon footprint, has more impact on the future of Earth than Nature, which bends our planet to its will, as it sees fit.”
“I dont have aluminum foil on my windows anymore.”
“If Carlos and I were books, he'd be a Nietzsche book, and I'd be a Hubert Selby book - totally different mindsets. But musically, it all fell right into place.”

Source : "Cap the Old Times: The Story of Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights". Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. November 29, 2012.
“Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.”
“A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.”

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