I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
TOM WAITSI never told the truth so i can never tell a lie.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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I admit that I ain’t no angel, I admit that I ain’t no saint – I’m selfish and I’m cruel and I’m blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they’re so hard to find.
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We have a deficit of wonder right now.
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Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
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If there’s one thing you can say about mankind, there’s nothing kind about man.
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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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The Universe is making music all the time.
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A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.
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My wife called me a mule. She once said, “I didn’t marry a man; I married a mule!” I kept thinking about it. It was in the back of my head. I think it makes a good title for an album.
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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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it ain’t no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones
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She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her.
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I’ve always believed that the way you affect your audience is more important than how many of them are there.
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If people are a little nervous about approaching you at the market, it’s good. I’m not Chuckles The Clown. Or Bozo. I don’t cut the ribbon at the opening of markets. I don’t stand next to the mayor. Hit your baseball into my yard, and you’ll never see it again.
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I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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I like Thelonious Monk, he’s so gnarled, he’s like a piece of machinery that’s pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own.
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