Eric Schnall > Quotes

“Because here’s the thing: if you’re over New York, and it’s over you . . . well . . . there’s gonna be a big fucking problem. That city will chew you up, spit you out, and send you the bill.”
― Eric Schnall, I Make Envy on Your Disco

“And stop being so nostalgic. It’s not healthy.”

“Who just told me to always remember the past?”

“The past is fact, Samuel. Nostalgia is just a fuzzy dream in your head. Nostalgia is memory with a really good director.”
― Eric Schnall, I Make Envy on Your Disco

“What I do feel remains undefined: my life floating above me, an entire night happening to someone else.”
― Eric Schnall, I Make Envy on Your Disco

“With nostalgia, the past becomes what one thinks it should have been”
― Eric Schnall, I Make Envy on Your Disco

“I wonder what it feels like to see nothing but darkness, and what it’s like if that’s all you’ve ever known”
― Eric Schnall, I Make Envy on Your Disco

“I hate getting older with a fury that’s surprised me. I find myself staring at young people on the subway, jealous of everything about them. It’s hard to know what you can get away with, what haircut, which sneakers, what jeans you can wear without looking like a dumbass. I don’t feel wiser. I just feel thicker, more tired”
― Eric Schnall, I Make Envy on Your Disco