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It's a poor thing to be sane!


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There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.

There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.



It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.

It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.



The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.

The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.



Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.

Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.



Feeling real is more than existing; it is finding a way to exist as oneself... and to have a self into which to retreat for relaxation.

Feeling real is more than existing; it is finding a way to exist as oneself... and to have a self into which to retreat for relaxation.



Creativity consists in maintaining a key aspect of the experience of childhood throughout one's life: the capacity to create and recreate the world. Creativity is the omnipotence of the child's mind.

Creativity consists in maintaining a key aspect of the experience of childhood throughout one's life: the capacity to create and recreate the world. Creativity is the omnipotence of the child's mind.



The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face.

The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face.



The capacity to still feel wonder is essential to the creative process.

The capacity to still feel wonder is essential to the creative process.



It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.

It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.



We fight to exist. Personally, I am not ashamed of fighting to exist. We are doing no very extraordinary thing to fight simply because we do not wish to be enslaved or exterminated.

We fight to exist. Personally, I am not ashamed of fighting to exist. We are doing no very extraordinary thing to fight simply because we do not wish to be enslaved or exterminated.





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I don’t give sick days if you’re playing in the snow.” He’s being funny, or trying to be funny. I can never tell which.



No escape--like life itself.

No escape--like life itself.



No idea for a new growth business ever comes fully shaped. When it emerges, it's half-baked, and it then goes through a process of becoming fully shaped.

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You know what, I'm very attracted to someone who makes me laugh and is that charming. Really, I could be charmed by anyone. I'm just a sucker for somebody that is charming.

You know what, I'm very attracted to someone who makes me laugh and is that charming. Really, I could be charmed by anyone. I'm just a sucker for somebody that is charming.



I know that all over America there's probably politicians sending out pictures of themselves signing that mandatory helmet bill, but it's bullshit. I say that as a parent.

I know that all over America there's probably politicians sending out pictures of themselves signing that mandatory helmet bill, but it's bullshit. I say that as a parent.



When I write lyrics, it's only when I'm angry or hurt or sad. So lyrically it's never really easy going. And the music is always really intense.

When I write lyrics, it's only when I'm angry or hurt or sad. So lyrically it's never really easy going. And the music is always really intense.



I certainly don't advocate terrorism as a way of progressing and understanding people, nor do I believe labeling everything as a terrorist act is helpful either.

I certainly don't advocate terrorism as a way of progressing and understanding people, nor do I believe labeling everything as a terrorist act is helpful either.



....both had learned that everything could change in an instant, and that the heartfelt vows of people in love were fragile words that, once shattered, could cut so deeply you'd bleed forever.

....both had learned that everything could change in an instant, and that the heartfelt vows of people in love were fragile words that, once shattered, could cut so deeply you'd bleed forever.



I'm the person with the final say on everything. I really love being in that position.

I'm the person with the final say on everything. I really love being in that position.



Letting yourself be vulnerable isn't always a weakness. Sometimes it can be a conscious decision to draw the other person out.

Letting yourself be vulnerable isn't always a weakness. Sometimes it can be a conscious decision to draw the other person out.




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