Able Quote by Tom Hollander

I'm unhappy as Dylan Thomas was, because I'm not, but I've had my brushes with sadness.

— Tom Hollander

I was always drawn to the self-destructive kind of way. I thought there was something beautiful about it; I don't know why.

— Tove Lo

It's been said to me that I'm self-destructive because I'll walk away from things that are good.

— Ariel Rechtshaid

Bob Dylan seems to me a totally pernicious influence - the nasal whine of death and masochism. Certainly, this would be a more cheerful…

— Robert Anton Wilson

To fully appreciate the music, you have to see the misery.

— Ian Brennan

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if…

— Sinead O'Connor

I was not self-destructive, though I almost destroyed myself. In the end, I turned away from stand-up with a tired swivel of my head...

— Steve Martin

I can be very self-destructive, but quietly.

— Anonymous

“Music heals all forms of misery”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

The beautiful despair is never fruitless. It keeps you going. Like when I first heard Bob Dylan do 'Things Have Changed,' or any time…

— Rodney Crowell

I'm not a fan of Dylan's music, per se, but I'm not a hater. I like the American folk music tradition, and I'll listen…

— Mary Katharine Ham

I'm the author of my own misery.

— Lynne Tillman