Jane Lane

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans... mostly unwanted ones."

"Love is just a chemical reaction designed to make us do stupid things."

"Fashion is just another way for people to lie about who they really are."

"Art is the only thing that makes any sense in this senseless world."

"I prefer to think of myself as a realist, not a pessimist."

"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?"

"Happiness is just sadness that hasn't happened yet."

"The only thing worse than high school is remembering high school."

"Friendship is just an accident waiting to happen."

"Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy art supplies."

"Success is overrated. So is failure."

"People are basically walking contradictions."

"The universe is a cruel joke, and we're the punchline."

"Change is just another word for chaos with a deadline."

"Family is like a disease—you're stuck with it."

"Hope is just denial with better PR."

"Courage is doing something stupid on purpose."

"Time is the only thing we can't get back, so we might as well waste it."

"The truth is usually disappointing."

"Peace is just a temporary cease-fire."

"Nature is beautiful if you don't think about it too much."

"Science proves that most of what we believe is wrong."

"Music is the soundtrack to other people's emotions."

"Leadership is just another word for being blamed for everything."

"Work is what you do so you can afford to forget about work."

"Dreams are just what your brain does when it's bored."

"Humor is just sadness with good timing."

"Beauty is subjective, which is why most people have terrible taste."

"Death is just life's final disappointment."

"Perseverance is just stubbornness with a better name."