I'm inspired by watching and listening to people. For example, my first novel, The Scale, came to life after I overheard two women discussing their struggle with their weight at the gym. Mika More Quotes by Mika More Quotes From Mika I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes? Mika why-not stupid mistake Sometimes I dress like what I want for lunch, because all I can think about is having a tuna sandwich. Mika lunch dresses thinking I was brought up in many different cultures, moving around all the time, and I find my identity in my songs. I project the identity I want to have throughout the songs that I write. Mika writing song moving I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut. Mika mules stubborn mouths The stage is my territory, my boxing ring. That's where I'm free. Mika territory stage boxing The best way to make the most serious point in the world is to be as unserious as possible. Mika serious way world So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today. Mika heart men past During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come. Mika kings fear writing In the past, it weighed on me because nobody in my family is gay. I had no role models so I had to find my own way. Mika role-models gay past I'm not interested in what they have to say. I'm only interested in people that are interested in me for the right reasons. Mika not-interested reason people I kinda flirt with everything and everyone, no matter if it's a tree or a coffee cup. I can't resist. Mika flirting coffee tree I was quite the quiet teenager. I was a bit of a loner, a little bit of an outsider. Mika loner teenager littles I say I have a midlife crisis every time I start and finish a record. Mika midlife records crisis When you're not part of a club, you have to find another way of surviving. Mika another-way clubs way In fact, no one has ever really wanted to go on a date with me. Mika goes-on wanted facts Zen is just a lifestyle, your everyday life. It is doing your best at your job, relationships, health, hobbies, and other daily activities! Mika daily-activities everyday jobs The one thing about me is that I don’t even know where I’ll end up, and I don’t know what I’ll be doing but I know that I’ll never really stop. Mika one-thing ends knows So much is man the slave of his heart that he will shut his eyes to what does not please him and believe all that he hopes. Mika eye heart believe Life without hope, the slavery of mankind-a bondage so hopeless that slaves will no longer know they are slaves. Wealth without happiness, abundance without the power to enjoy it. The death of the spirit. Mika slavery hopeless spirit You never know which gig is going to be your last. Mika gigs lasts knows
