"When I went through the break-up, I really looked for some kind of music, or art or literature that could say, "I've been in the same situation." I couldn't find anything at the moment, and that made me really sad."

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Source : Source: pitchfork.com

Jens Lekman

#Art Quotes #Literature Quotes #Kind Quotes

“I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.”
“Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.”
“You have fewer rights because you are a minority. Absolutely, thatâ€™s how democracy works.”
“For years I did most of my reading on the F train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. I had long commutes, and I read tons of books on that train; I loved it.”
“Fascination with horses predated every other single thing I knew. Before I was a mother, before I was a writer, before I knew the facts of life, before I was a schoolgirl, before I learned to read, I wanted a horse.”
“How much the more in judging of the human heart should we distrust all fashionable airs and graces, all tricks and smartness, learnt only to please the outward gaze”

Source : Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.62, Tuttle Publishing
“Money won't ever make you happy, nor was it ever meant to. Happiness comes from within. Money at best will make you more comfortable.”
“I have a tendency sometimes to get too logical with what I'm writing, just because I want it to be kind of perfect.”

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