Thomas Frank Quotes

Am I grumpy? I might be. But I think maybe sometimes it's misinterpreted.

Unhappy is a nice word.

Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.

Sorry I’m so sarcastic. I feel really bad about it.

Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance.

I don't like it, and I'm sorry I ever had anything to do with it.

I am growing meaner by the hour.

Moping is an unattractive attribute in a man.

Disappointment is a sticky one, because no one can steal contentment, joy, gratitude, or peace - we have to give it away.

Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I don't have any fun at all.

There's a fine line between angry and grumpy. Angry isn't nice, but grumpy is funny.

The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

I get a bit gloomy when it's gloomy.

I'm getting grumpier all the time.

Boredom is rage spread thin.

If I get angry, it's obvious. I don't have to say much.

You don't even have to hate to have a perfectly miserable time.

People have no idea how much I hate this job.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

Being alone with fear can rapidly turn into panic. Being alone with frustration can rapidly turn into anger. Being alone with disappointment can rapid turn into discouragement and, even worse, despair.

Emotions run high when you have a bad day; you can't hide it.

What do people mean when they talk about unhappiness? It is not so much unhappiness as impatience that from time to time possesses men, and then they choose to call themselves miserable.

I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out.

I don't like to sing things that just sound like they're going straight down the tubes, and they're circling the drain, and there's no hope. It doesn't feel good in any way to sing.