Cyril Figgis

"I exist in the space between wanting to try and giving up."

"Inspiration is just desperation wearing a nice outfit."

"Solitude is where I feel the most alive and the most dead."

"I'm not broken; I'm just poorly assembled."

"Beauty doesn't matter if you're the only one who sees it."

"Death is the only certainty, which should be comforting."

"I persevere not because I'm strong, but because the alternative is worse."

"You're more important to me than you probably realize."

"I'm learning that my opinion of myself matters more than theirs."

"Maybe I'm not meant to be happy, just to keep trying."

"I'm not a field agent, I'm a comptroller! There's a difference."

"You know what? I'm done. I'm out. This is insane."

"Mother, I'm a grown man. I can make my own decisions."

"Do you have any idea how much paperwork you create?"

"I went to business school for this."

"Nobody ever listens to me."

"I'm trying to run a spy agency here, not a daycare."

"That's embezzlement, and I would know."

"Every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in."

"I have a degree! An actual degree!"

"This is my job. This is literally my only job."

"I just want to do my job without everyone dying."

"You can't just ignore the budget like that."

"I'm the most qualified person here and nobody respects that."

"There are rules, and procedures, and forms."

"Why does everything have to be so complicated?"

"I'm not cut out for field work. I'm a numbers guy."

"Can we please just have one mission without a disaster?"

"Somebody has to be the adult here."

"I didn't go to Yale to do this."