"Most of us have the residue of thousands of songs in our ears, that if you end up songwriting, I think you're mostly smoking the residue of all that material you absorbed over time."

-- Tom Waits

#Song Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Smoking Quotes

“When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.”
“I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I thought that was pretty cool, so I was quite up front about it.”

Source : "New kid on the block" by Matt Seaton, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2002.
“If you wish to find, you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you”
“It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line.”
“Oh, I've seen copies [of Linux Journal] around the terminal room at The Labs.”
“Most of my favourite moments in film have been when I've had an opportunity to say something from scratch, something original, whether I jotted down a few lines or it came out in improvisation.”
“Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail.”
“I'm friends with Taylor Swift, and I am tired of people asking me questions about our friendship. When I post a picture of us on Instagram, I'm posting a picture of me and my friend.”

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