"Sometimes the sins you haven't committed are all you have to hold on to. If you're really desperate, you might need to grope, saying, for example, "I've never killed anyone with a hammer" or "I've never stolen from anyone who didn't deserve it."

-- David Sedaris

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“The end of the ridge and the end of the world... then nothing but that clear, empty air. There was nowhere else to climb. I was standing on the top of the world.”
“I love hip-hop videos. It was not meant as disrespect. I used to watch those videos and think, "Are these guys kidding? They've got to be kidding!" But they're not and that in itself is what makes them good.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. July 31, 2005.
“We will be at our best when times are at their worst because of our habits, attitude and chemistry.”
“Real change in society must start from individual initiative.”
“[On journalists:] We are a noisy, imperfect lot, struggling to scribble what has been called the first draft of history.”
“I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.”
“No one ever gets too big to make mistakes. The secret is that the big man is greater than his mistakes, because he rises right out of them and passes beyond them.”
“No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.”

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