--- title: "2 Futility Quotes By John Tottenham" description: "2 Futility quotes by John Tottenham. Plus more from John Tottenham and more Futility sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/john-tottenham-37084_futility_patronage-of-negation-i-am-constantly-co_637278.jpg" --- > [“Patronage of Negation I am constantly confronted by other people’s works That I could have created myself. And I am constantly disappointed by them. Sadly, I have to recognize them For what they are: inferior versions Of what I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/patronage-of-negation-i-am-constantly-confronted-by-other-people-s/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/john-tottenham-37084_futility_patronage-of-negation-i-am-constantly-co_637278.jpg) > [“My Sadness is Deeper than Yours My sadness is deeper than yours. My interior life is richer than yours. I am more interesting than you. I don’t care about anybody else’s problems. They are not as serious as mine. Nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/my-sadness-is-deeper-than-yours-my-sadness-is-deeper-than-yours-my/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/john-tottenham-37084_death_my-sadness-is-deeper-than-yours-my-sadne_2275731.jpg) ## Other authors on Futility - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kurt-vonnegut-58049.jpg) Kurt Vonnegut 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/futility/kurt-vonnegut/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joseph-conrad-53297.jpg) Joseph Conrad 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/futility/joseph-conrad/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jean-baudrillard-47950.jpg) Jean Baudrillard 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/futility/jean-baudrillard/) ## More by John Tottenham > [“VIEW FROM A HILL I am not yet quite over it. I am lying down on top of it. Surveying behind me a wasteland…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/view-from-a-hill-i-am-not-yet-quite-over-it-i-am-lying-down-on-top-of/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“I always assume that people I admire are single.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/i-always-assume-that-people-i-admire-are-single/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“Patronage of Negation I am constantly confronted by other people’s works That I could have created myself. And I am constantly disappointed by them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/patronage-of-negation-i-am-constantly-confronted-by-other-people-s/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“Everything's falling apart according to plan.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/everything-s-falling-apart-according-to-plan/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“Maybe I shouldn't have wasted my life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/maybe-i-shouldn-t-have-wasted-my-life/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“SONG OF DAWN I saw the sun rise by accident. It was a horrible sight. Annoyed by its splendor, I sought refuge in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/song-of-dawn-i-saw-the-sun-rise-by-accident-it-was-a-horrible-sight/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“Whenever I’m in a relationship I feel as if I’m being unfaithful to myself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/whenever-i-m-in-a-relationship-i-feel-as-if-i-m-being-unfaithful-to/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“My Sadness is Deeper than Yours My sadness is deeper than yours. My interior life is richer than yours. I am more interesting than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/my-sadness-is-deeper-than-yours-my-sadness-is-deeper-than-yours-my/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“I had a feeling once. I wonder what happened to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/i-had-a-feeling-once-i-wonder-what-happened-to-it/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“RIVETING TORPOR It is remarkable how far I am prepared to go In order to avoid doing the one thing that might Provide satisfaction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/riveting-torpor-it-is-remarkable-how-far-i-am-prepared-to-go-in-order/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“IMPROVIDENCE The other lives I might have led All now might as well be Dead. Survived by no one. Barren, without issue of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/improvidence-the-other-lives-i-might-have-led-all-now-might-as-well/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) > [“Life Without Work To do nothing In this day and age, When so much pointless work Is being produced, Could almost be considered an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-tottenham/life-without-work-to-do-nothing-in-this-day-and-age-when-so-much/) [John Tottenham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-tottenham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/futility/john-tottenham/#itemlist", "name": "2 Futility Quotes By John Tottenham", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Patronage of Negation I am constantly confronted by other people’s works That I could have created myself. 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