Quotes by J.C. Lillis

Nothings better for art than a little old-fashioned suffering.

Dont be fooled into thinking that love is special. That itll fill you up forever. Anyone can fall in love, but only you can make the art you were born for. And thats the kind of happiness that lasts.

Art doesnt depend on suffering. Thats a crock. Its about discipline. Showing up to do the thing you do. Its about watching and listening to the world and telling the truth with your own voice. Its about learning from what other people make, whether its good or bad. And the most important thing? Its about taking care of yourself. So you can keep making and finishing your shit, for as long as you can.

I have no idea how to be an artist and a lover, so I chose the one most likely to make me happy when Im eighty and gazing back on a long and productive life.

Music is always the first thing I notice when I go someplace new.

Writing catchy pop songs is a super-minor superpower, but its mine.

Sad songs are not my strong suit. All the songs that have saved my life make you feel like driving with the top down or dancing in your room with your best friend.

Passion is never pathetic.

I want you back because... I like being with you more than anyone else. And because when I make you laugh I feel like the coolest person on the planet. And because we get each other in like, every possible way, and you dont know thats a huge deal until you grow up and meet a fuckload of people and you realize how rare that is.

There’s only one kind of girl I can tolerate being, and it is not the Girl Who Gives it All Up for Love.

The threat of failure shouldnt kill the fun of dreaming.

The way she says kiss, it sounds different. Like she invented the word specifically for the song.

Electricity crackles from her lips to mine and Im stunned its not visible.

They are kissing—finally, extravagantly, like its the first thirty seconds of a kissing competition and they cant imagine theyll ever get tired.

Time flies when youre fulfilling your ambitions in a completely unexpected way.

You can stop waiting, you know, she says. For what? For God to strike you down.

What she has is effortlessly remarkable, the kind of gift you only feel the weight of if its something you dont have but dearly want.

Ive always loved Halloween: the one day of the year when you can blatantly dress as your number-one obsession and people will smile instead of snicker.