Jane Lane

"People are fascinating in the same way disasters are fascinating."

"The secret to happiness is not expecting anything from anyone."

"Wisdom is mostly just knowing when to shut up."

"Success is defined by people who've already failed."

"My parents think art is a hobby. I think real life is a hobby."

"Change is inevitable, which is why I fight it so hard."

"Family gatherings are just organized regret."

"The future is just the past with better technology and worse people."

"If you can't be honest with your friends, who can you be honest with? Answer: nobody."

"Peace is a luxury for people who don't think too hard."

"Nature is nice until you have to actually spend time in it."

"Most people are living their worst possible life and calling it success."

"Perseverance is just refusing to accept reality."

"Creativity is what happens when you have too much time and not enough friends."

"Beauty standards are just proof that everyone has bad taste."

"The only constant is disappointment, and even that changes."

"I don't believe in hope. Hope is just planning to be disappointed."

"Life is like art: mostly pretentious, occasionally interesting."

"My art is my autobiography for people smart enough to understand it."

"Daria's my best friend because she's the only person who gets it."

"Popular kids are just insecure people with better publicists."

"Intelligence is a burden mostly carried by people no one likes."

"The real world is just high school with higher stakes and better snacks."

"I prefer my own company to most people's. That's not sad, that's wise."

"Drawing is the only therapy that doesn't require lying about your feelings."

"Reality is just a collective hallucination we've agreed to pretend is real."

"If you understand what I'm trying to say with my art, that's your problem."

"Happiness is temporary. Cynicism is forever."

"The world would be better if more people appreciated irony."

"I don't have a problem with authority. Authority has a problem with me."