Mik Everett > Quotes

“If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die.”
― Mik Everett

“But only people you care about can hurt you. That doesn't mean I love her. Hate is not the opposite of love; not caring is. And as long as I hate her, I still care about her, and she has the power to hurt me. To make me hate myself.”
― Mik Everett, Turtle: The American Contrition of Franz Ferdinand

“Funny to think that every day you have ever lived is a yesterday, and you will never live one single tomorrow. But then again, every day is a today when you’re living it.”
― Mik Everett, Turtle: The American Contrition of Franz Ferdinand

“If I wasn't idealistic, there wouldn't be anything worth fighting for.”
― Mik Everett

“There's a fine line between self-preservation and mummification.”
― Mik Everett, Turtle: The American Contrition of Franz Ferdinand

“This is how I want to be remembered: In spite of everything, she really tried to be nice and believed other people did too.

You can go ahead and put that on my gravestone.”
― Mik Everett

“That's what I call 'accuracy tempered by brevity.' Like calling John my husband. Or Lyric my step-son. It's easier than explaining we've been together for so long that 'boyfriend' seems too informal, and that we filed taxes together so we're pretty much common-law anyway. We're a family and I don't like to have to qualify it with various attributes. Sam”
― Mik Everett, Self-Published Kindling: Memoirs of a Homeless Bookstore Owner

“It's funny how people's opinions of you can differ when they think you have a plan.”
― Mik Everett, Self-Published Kindling: Memoirs of a Homeless Bookstore Owner