If you play acoustic guitar you're the depressed, sensitive guy.

- Elliott Smith

Nothing's gonna drag me down to a death that's not worth cheating.

- Elliott Smith

He made his life a lie so he might never have to know anyone.

- Elliott Smith

Everything means nothing to me

- Elliott Smith

The devil's script sells you the heart of a blackbird.

- Elliott Smith

Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak. A freak a…

- Elliott Smith

Somewhere where people aren't so mad would be nice, but I don't know if there is anywhere like that.

- Elliott Smith

I liked the idea of a self-contained, endless pursuit of perfection. But I have a problem with perfection. I don't think perfection is very artful. B…

- Elliott Smith

It's hard to represent chaos, or like an absence of something. It's much easier to represent the presence of something or a situation.

- Elliott Smith