“I want to create a life that is just healthy and peaceful - an enclave...” — Phil Elverum Quote

“I want to create a life that is just healthy and peaceful - an enclave, really, of retreat. It's not helpful for the big picture. It's totally selfish to run away like that.”

“I buy some black metal records kind of blindly, and I end up really liking maybe 30% of them. There's a lot of duds, for me at least, in black metal. I have kind of picky tastes about it.”

“Comedy is deep and wild and I am excited about the mysteries within.”

“Starting a business and building a product are not for the faint of heart. You have to learn to not let little disappointments get you down and to stay focused on the big picture.”

“I'm interested in the history of the soul: the everyday life of the soul, the things that the big picture of history usually omits - or disdains.”

“I am a bigger-picture manager because I've lived through something that's a big picture.”