Gregory P. Smith > Quotes

“Loneliness is a state of emotional pain. Being alone is a state of physical removal. Loneliness can be debilitating. Being alone can be empowering.”
― Gregory P. Smith, Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent

“Stopping drinking and drugging didn't suddenly solve my problems - not even close - but it did clear a little spot on the filthy windscreen of my life to peer through, just enough to begin to assess the damage and ponder the kind of person I might one day become.”
― Gregory P. Smith, Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent

“I reckon anger is the cigarette smoking of emotions. It's toxic, self-destructive, offensive, socially unacceptable, and harmful to others; it costs a lot and always leaves a bad taste in the mouth. It's also a mongrel to try to quit.”
― Gregory P. Smith, Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent

“Looking up revealed that the dawn was as beautiful as ever, that sunlight bathed the planet with a warmth and equity that bonded my fortunes to those of all living things. I made a point of watching the sunrise and looking at people when I passed them. Where once I saw humans as goblins, trolls and demons — the perpetrators of all the horror in my world — I began to see elves, fairies and a sprinkling of hobbits in the mix.”
― Gregory P. Smith, Better than Happiness: The True Antidote to Discontent

“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”
― Gregory P. Smith