Armchair Quotes

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.

I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't.

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.

A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our armchair - why, this is the desideratum of mankind.

I once sang 'Summer Nights,' from 'Grease,' at a bar in Melbourne with John Travolta, who's a good friend of mine. He looked cool singing the part of Danny - sitting in an armchair, smoking a cigar - while I got stuck playing Sandy.

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.

I saw him... at peace in my armchair. I remember wishing he could stay in peace like that forever. I had a feeling of easing his burden with my strength.