147 Quotes by Alan Ball

Life is too mysterious to try to map it out. I’ve certainly lived long enough to know it will take you places you never thought it would take you – and some of those places are kind of wonderful.

My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn’t mean that it won’t come at a huge cost.

It’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can’t feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea what I’m talking about, I’m sure. But don’t worry, you will someday.

You have no idea what I’m talking about, I’m sure.

I’m a huge freak, and always have been. I spent the first part of my life trying really desperately not to be one, and it was just a waste of time.

I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I’m only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters.

We live in a time where there’s an alienation factor. There’s a certain disconnection. We don’t have any real sense of community anymore.

I’m not a believer in luck, but I do believe you need it.

I think it’s very difficult, and it requires a tremendous amount of spiritual integrity and discipline, to not be a narcissist in a culture that encourages it every step of the way.