Sam

“But without ego," Diego said, "your writing is just scribbles in a journal. Your art is just doodles. Ego demands that what you do is important enought that you be given money to work on it." He gestured to the hotel around us. "It demands that what you say is important enough that it be published or shown to the world.”
― Carmen Maria Machado, Her Body and Other Parties

“But, as you watch the sun rise again tomorrow morning, think to yourself: past performance is not a predictor of future results. And then force a smile, drink another cup of coffee, and try not to look down as you walk across the soil that will eventually fill your lifeless lungs and repurpose your corpse.”
― Joseph Fink, Mostly Void, Partially Stars

“Almost everyone can describe the bottom of the mountain.”
― Roy A. Ngansop

“I'm sorry that it was this way, Mom. Not sorry like an apology. I'm sorry as in sorrow.”
― Joseph Fink, Welcome to Night Vale