126 Quotes by Elliott Smith

Why would you want any other, when you’re a world within a world?

What I used to be will pass away and then you'll seeThat all I want now is happiness for you and me

I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.

I'm just writing songs about how I feel or about how people I know feel.

Well, I try not to think about the general public since I have no idea what the general public is and I don't think anybody does.

But I was also doing odd jobs around Portland, like spreading gravel and transplanting bamboo trees.

If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.

I can't think of anything off the top of my head that seems more important than something designed to raise money to keep something going that keeps IV drug users from dying.

There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.