Helen Oyeyemi Quotes

The only thing that I am ambitious about is to live a good life. Full stop.

I was just living my life, and that's what I wanted to do.

All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life.

I don't know, I just want to be happy. I could be in a hole somewhere. Or I could completely lose it and be some hippy living in the woods with my dad.

When it is possible, I choose to have a quiet life.

I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel.

I'm not interested in becoming a bigger star, I'm not interested in being the wealthiest guy in the world. I'm doing fine, I love acting, and I want to do it for the rest of my life.

I'm one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still be an artist.

I live a pretty simple life.

A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.

I just want to be able to have fun, make a living, feed my family and create something that I'm proud of, and I'm all those things. It's great.

My life was made easy - I lived in a village, and by writing for some newspapers and magazines, had enough to live on. I was happy to be there and write.

I'm not that lazy, but I don't need that much money. I lead a fairly simple life.

I sort of look at some peers of mine and I think, 'No, you've got it all wrong!' I just want to tell them all to have babies and be happy and not get sucked into that Hollywood thing.

My material life is simple.

Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.

I prefer to stay poor.

I live a very simple life.

I'm just a regular person who believes life is simple, and I like a simple life.

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.

Some people are going to be happy with my decision, some people aren't... But I must live my life.

When I was a nurse I never had much money, and I was still happy then.

How rich, how happy is he who lives in poverty! He lives his days in wisdom, and sleeps in peace. Only he can be really happy, only he is so always!

I drive one car. I own one house. That's enough for me.

I do quite well for myself, but I live a simple life.