Bobby Hall > Quotes

“As soon as they give a reason for why they can't do something, they're already defeated.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“Any literary description I could give would never be able to do justice to the horrendous sight.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“Was I some asshole on a typewriter writing my own fate, solely for the entertainment of readers? Solely for self-validation? Self-preservation? Self-worth? Was I just some creative who was destroying my life for accolades and achievements?”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“Fuck the literary world. I wanted to write something I'd want to read. And isn't that what art is about, anyway? Expressing yourself the way you want to. Maybe that's why I had been so scared to actually finish and release a book.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“You have pretty eyes, Flynn. You look like a tortured artist, she said. Uhmm, thank you? I said.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“With drugs and alcohol, people self-medicate to live in a state of euphoria, abusing the chemicals that force endorphins and serotonin to the brain. However, we aren't suppose to be in this mental state all the time. And when the high is over, we come down and crash. This is why withdrawal plays a huge part in addicts never getting clean- they are running from the problems in their lives that make them sad or depressed. They are finding solace in substances. But the truth is, if they just dealt with their issues in the first place, then they wouldn't need to self-medicate.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“And it sounds strange to say, but the good memories are the ones that make me sad. It makes me sad that the most precious memories of my childhood are the ones that the average person would throw away.”
― Bobby Hall, This Bright Future: A Memoir

“I didn't yet have the mental stability to write, but I could read. The stories in the books transported me to other worlds. They let me become someone else. Not that I needed any help with that, but the stories in the books actually grounded me. It was the power of literature.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“It was a depression so low and flat that I couldn't even envision suicide as a solution.”
― Bobby Hall

“They are finding solace in substances. But the truth is, if they just dealt with their issues in the first place, then they wouldn't need to self-medicate.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“People always say things like Well I would, but... and that's where they fuck up. As soon as they give a reason for why they can't do something, they're already defeated.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“My point is that you asked how and I am giving you the examples, the possibilities, because when I want something, truly want something that my life depends on - which is purpose and happiness - I will stop at nothing to attain. It's like breathing. So you must ask yourself: What is your air? What is the thing you literally will fight for to survive?”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“People always say things like Well I would, but . . . and that’s where they fuck up. As soon as they give a reason for why they can’t do something, they’re already defeated.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“Still, even though the good memories hurt, I cherish them and hold onto them because they're the only ones I have.”
― Bobby Hall, This Bright Future: A Memoir

“Think about it. You can do anything you want in life. It just takes persistance, determination, realism, and wanting success more than your next breath. Whatever you want in life you can attain. As long as you believe it. As long as you say you're going to do it.”
― Bobby Hall, Supermarket

“It’s not a contest about who’s got it the worst, and the difference is: I’m not angry at you for having your experience, so why are you angry at me for having mine?”
― Bobby Hall, This Bright Future: A Memoir

“The bad memories outweigh the good, by far, but they don't hurt as much anymore. I've dealt with them. I understand them.”
― Bobby Hall, This Bright Future: A Memoir

“Today I’m glad I have the name. I’m glad my mother gave me something so unique and so special. Over the years I’ve grown to understand you can’t fit in and stand out at the same time, but back then all I wanted was to fit in.”
― Bobby Hall, This Bright Future: A Memoir