“It can be very hard to accept how disappointing life is, Harper, because that's what it is, and you have to accept… — tony kushner Copy Share Image
“Ah don’t really know, Tam, ah jist dinnae. It kinday makes things seem mair real tae us. Life’s boring and futile. We… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
We start off with high hopes, then we bottle it. We realise that we’re all going to die, without really finding out… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“... Basically, we live a short, disappointing life; and then we die. We fill up oor lives wi shite, things like careers… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“The pouches under his eyes were like purses that contained the smuggled memories of a disappointing life.” — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
