"I had a period in my life when I was eight or nine when I was so scared of dying that I wouldn't go out of our house for a whole year."

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Source : Interview with Ryan Schreiber, pitchfork.com. February 13, 2006.

Jens Lekman

#Eight Quotes #Years Quotes #House Quotes

“I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent.”
“Democracy is not merely a form of Government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience. It is essentially an attitude of respect and reverence towards our fellow men.”
“In more than 20 years I've spent studying the issue, I have yet to hear a convincing argument that college football has anything do with what is presumably the primary purpose of higher education: academics.”
“The reality is this city will not be the same for a while, ... We're not saying bring New Orleans back today.”
“In California, they don't throw their garbage away - they make it into TV shows.”
“What I'm most deeply grateful for is that God's love for us, approval of us, and commitment to us does not ride on our resolve but on Jesus' resolve for us. The gospel is the good news announcing Jesus' infallible devotion to us despite our inconsistent devotion to Him. The gospel is not a command to hang on to Jesus; it's a promise that no matter how weak and unsuccessful our faith and efforts may be, God is always holding on to us.”
“Unless you're Jack Lemmon or Cary Grant, there are few guys who can do comedy and drama.”
“For black people, being around white people is sometimes like taking care of babies you don't like, babies who throw up on you again and again, but whom you cannot punish, because they're babies.”

Source : Hilton Als (2013). “White Girls”, p.224, McSweeney's

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