She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her.
TOM WAITSTheir memory’s like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can’t remember Tell the things you can’t forget that History puts a saint in every dream.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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You got to tell me the brave captain Why are the wicked so strong? How do the angels get to sleep When the devil leaves the porch light on?
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I guess I’ve always lived upside down when I want things I can’t have.
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The big print giveth and the small print taketh away.
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Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk.
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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.
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I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight A sly grin and a bowl full of stars.
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It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
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All that you’ve loved is all you own.
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Bill Hicks – blowtorch, excavator, truthsayer, and brain specialist. He will correct your vision. Others will drive on the road he built.
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I’m not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
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You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
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All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
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I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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Never trust a man in a blue trench coat, never drive a car when you’re dead.
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The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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