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I walked 500 miles just to see a halo, when I opened my eyes I was blind as can be. (Tom Waits)
There's no prayer like desire. View quote
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The Music was like Electric Sugar. View quote
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It's the same with men as with horses and dogs, nothing wants to die. View quote
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Got a head full of lightning, a hat full of rain. View quote
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and when they pulled her from the wreck, you know, she still had on her shades. View quote
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I worry about a lot of things, but I don't worry about achievements. I worry primarily about whether there are nightclubs in Heaven. View quote
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I danced along a colored wind/ Dangled from a rope of sand. View quote
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It's cold out there, colder than a ticket taker's smile at the Ivar Theatre on a Saturday night. View quote
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bringing up children was]like living with a bunch of drunks... you really have to be on your toes all the time. View quote
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Not the kind of wheel you fall asleep at. (Tom Waits)
The face forgives the mirror, the worm forgives the plough, the question begs the answer, can you forgive me somehow? View quote
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Pregnant women and Vietnam vets, beggin on the freeway, bout as hard as it gets. View quote
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(When asked for advice for younger musicians) "Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell 'em to do that, they'll find a little pot of gold." View quote
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Disneyland is Vegas for children. View quote
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How do the angels get to sleep / When the Devil leaves his porch light on? View quote
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I'm so goddamn horny, the crack of dawn better be careful around me! View quote
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And someone will head south 'til this whole thing cools off. View quote
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Well, you know when you're the opening act for large groups? Sometimes you feel like a rectal thermometer, you're going out there taking the temperature of the audience. View quote
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Our Father, who art in Cribari, hallowed be thy glass. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in the lounges. Give us this day our daily splash, and forgive us our hangovers as we forgive those who continue to hangover against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil...and somebody give us all a ride home. View quote
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They say that I have no hits and that I'm difficult to work with. And they say that like it's a bad thing. (Tom Waits)
It's very hard to stop doing things you're used to doing. You almost have to dismantle yourself and scatter it all around and then put a blindfold on and put it back together so that you avoid old habits. View quote
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When you're writing‚ you're conjuring. It's a ritual‚ and you need to be brave and respectful and sometimes get out of the way of whatever it is that you're inviting into the room. View quote
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when your down on your luck and you've lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans. View quote
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Children make up the best songs, anyway. Better than grown-ups. Kids are always working on songs and throwing them away, like little origami things or paper airplanes. They don't care if they lose it; they'll just make another one. View quote
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