That Sounds Fun Quotes

“Every day is the first day we’ve ever done today, so maybe there just needs to be a little more acknowledgment of the amateur who lives and actually thrives in each of us.”
― Annie F. Downs, That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby

“Most anything can be fun. It just depends on us. Not just me and not just you. It depends on us. I think that may be the secret sauce here. Eden wasn't complete with just Adam. Before the snake, before sin, before anything went wrong, it was already wrong for Adam to be alone.
The joys of being an amateur are better when we aren't alone in them.”
― Annie F. Downs, That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby

“I don't believe in regrets. i think there is something to be learned from everything we experience, but I can trace back to a couple of defining moments that absolutely shaped the rest of my life - in both positive and negative ways.”
― Annie F. Downs, That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby

“While the world may look at your life and tell you that you have everything, you know the quiet, nagging whisper of truth. We have lost Eden, we have lost peace, we have lost the foundation upon which genuine fun can be built. And we have to go search for it.”
― Annie F. Downs, That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby

“I didn’t want to be called a “dog mom.” Helen has an actual dog mom who birthed her. I’m just her human. Her Annie.”
― Annie F. Downs, That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby

“Travel has always been one of the best parts of my job. But about a year ago, I felt God whisper to me, “You’re going to want to be home next fall.” It felt like an invitation from Him, and with time in prayer, for me and my team of employees and managers and agents, we decided that I would spend fall in Nashville.”
― Annie F. Downs, That Sounds Fun: The Joys of Being an Amateur, the Power of Falling in Love, and Why You Need a Hobby