Quotes About Introspection

When I'm not depressed, I draw strength and beauty from depression; when I am depressed, I find no such things.

At the beginning of 'A Christmas Carol,' Scrooge embodies one of the central tenets of depression: that one has always been this way - and always will be.

We have deep depth.

Do I have more depth than I'm given credit for? No!

Most white people cannot answer the question, 'What does it mean to be white?' with any depth or complexity.

I've looked inside myself, and I'm rather happy with what I found. I've discovered my depth, and I am not afraid to be alone in this world anymore.

People abandon you because they can't handle the depth and complexity of your experience, and that is ultimately a gift. It shows you what is important, who is important, and who is really, truly in your corner.

There is a quality of selfishness that is associated with an individual when they are in the depths of addiction.

Every thought derives from a thwarted sensation.

I wouldn't describe myself as a master of anything.

It would be bad form for me to describe people I don't know and don't understand.

I don't know if I would describe myself as a political artist.

I don't quite know what a record is anymore. I don't quite know how to describe it. Don't know how to define it yet, so I'm just letting it gestate, and grow and see if maybe I'll get a better sense of what a record is.

I'd like to think that most of what I do is self-evident if you're listening to it or seeing it. But I don't mind the fact that it's hard to describe.

I never analyzed whether I had a style or whether I didn't. I wouldn't be able to describe my style or even tell if I have one or not.

'Tough' is one of the last adjectives I would use to describe myself.

I would not describe myself as a Trump hater.

I'm really bad at describing my own life.

People always ask what a book is about, as if it has to be about something. I don't want to write books that lend themselves to that sort of description. My books are more a kind of breaking-down.

When we read about reading, we get to share an experience that is usually kept private. Incisive descriptions of reading help us to understand what is going on when our eyes move across words on the page.

I always thought that people who live in the desert are a little crazy. It could be that the desert attracts that kind of person, or that after living there, you become that. It doesn't make much difference. But now I've done my 40 years in the desert.

How are we to live with the desert, in the desert, within the desert?

If you can't laugh at yourself, you don't deserve to laugh at anybody else.

If I got a beating for something, I usually deserved it.