"There was something horribly depressing, she felt, about watching the weather report. That life could be planned like the perfect summer picnic drained it of spontaneity."

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Source : Galt Niederhoffer (2008). “The Romantics”, p.9, Macmillan

Galt Niederhoffer

#Summer Quotes #Depressing Quotes #Rainy Day Quotes

“I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.”
“"What the hell'd you let them break your spirit for?" You know, their lives ran in circles so small. Ah, they thought they'd seen it all. And they could not make a place for a girl who'd seen the ocean.”

Source : Song: Memories of East Texas, Album: Short Sharp Shocked
“I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.”
“In America it's a particular problem. The artist, particularly the poet, is just unacknowledged; if I can use that dumb word. Maybe it has always been that way. Maybe the only way he or she can be acknowledged is to be connected with some movement, be it religious or political.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Oh, everybody wears a mask. We all put our best foot forward. We all try and make a statement, I'm not saying that's bad.”
“I've found, in my own writing, that a little hatred, keenly directed, is a useful thing.”
“Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it.”
“I managed 26 years and found out when I retired I didn't own the game. I thought I owned it when I was managing all those years. You can climb to the top of the mountain, get down on your knees and kiss the ground, because you'll never own that mountain. That mountain is only owned by one single person, and he'll never give it up. That's the way baseball is.”

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