Broadcast Quotes

“But the main reason, I believe, or at least the most important reason people still read, is because books are the only opportunity we ever get to experience true empathy with another human being. To see the world through their eyes. To walk in their shoes.”
― Liam Brown, Broadcast

“- I just resent pivotal moments in our lives being reduced to nothing more than a photo opportunity. To fucking content. Something to like and share and then move on from—everything filtered and framed with the same bland conformity of a fashion spread, an endless popularity contest designed to distract us from the fact that our lives are pretty much totally bereft of any deeper meaning. It’s all just so depressing.

- You think you’re so superior to everyone else because you still read books, listen to music on vinyl, and use a shitty little tape recorder. But you’re a hypocrite. I’ve seen you online—Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. If it’s all terrible and fake, how come you don’t just close your accounts? Walk away and live in the real world, ma-an?”
― Liam Brown, Broadcast

“In moments like this, I’m capsized by dark thoughts, as I see with a searing clarity what a mistake it was to come here.”
― Liam Brown, Broadcast

“Don’t panic, I tell myself. This is what you wanted. And even if it’s not, what’s the alternative?”
― Liam Brown, Broadcast

“We’re too old for bedtime stories.”
― Liam Brown, Broadcast

“Just being your usual, unexceptional self is precisely what makes you so special.”
― Liam Brown, Broadcast