Afterthoughts Quotes

“They say sarcasm is a last resort, but I think it’s a fun place to visit any time.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“We speak in order to convince ourselves we have something to say.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“If I truly didn’t care, I still don’t think I’d wave my arms in the air.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Maybe the real problem is that apple carts can’t emotionally regulate.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Maybe the book is letting the cover down.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“If I choose to surrender, does that mean I’m still in charge?”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Nothing’s impossible, apart from, therefore, finding any use for the word ‘impossible’.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Must we answer silly questions seriously?”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Aren’t rhetorical questions more like statements?”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“If, as human beings, we’re wired for connection, I’m on a closed circuit.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Yes, it’s important to acknowledge your feelings, but what about my feeling of boredom?”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“I don’t know that there is a school of thought. If there is, attendance is poor.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“I think the end of racism will come when people dislike each other just for being people.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“If I had to be in the police, I think I would choose to serve in the grammar department.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Clapping is basically just hitting yourself. That’s how much we dislike the success of others.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“To me, the only point of having cake is to eat it too. Who are these cake archivists? And why are they telling me how to live?”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“People say that success often comes from failure, so where does failure come from?”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“I prefer the reality of fiction.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“People fear cancellation. I fear subscription.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Nothing can content a fool, though television comes close.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Social media perfectly combines voyeurism and exhibitionism.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Writing is more to do with omission than.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Hamlet says, ‘To be or not to be. That is the question.’ And then, like a typical man, goes on to answer the question himself.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“The story of the Little Mermaid is a timely reminder of how men can, if given unconditional devotion and service, come to appreciate the charms of a mute beauty.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“It is very important to listen, but, in practice, nodding works just as well.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Friendship is just a mutually advantageous, quasi-tribal alliance, used to secure one’s societal position and construct a sense of self; it also means having to go to birthday parties.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“People need to have their emotions recognised and validated, but often it works just as well if you pretend.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“Sorry’ isn’t hard to say, it’s just hard to mean.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“In arguments, it is important to listen to what the other person is saying. This is called ‘gathering evidence’.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective

“If someone is being mean to you, you have a choice: you can try to destroy them… and I forgot the other option.”
― Richard Ayoade, Afterthoughts: or Some Pistachios Won't Open – Wisdom for the Unreflective