I was independent. There was no one there to talk to; I didn’t even want to talk to anyone. I started to write about what I was experiencing, and I had no choice, so I was never scared.
BENJAMIN CLEMENTINEWe have the real self and the false self, there’s nothing wrong with them, and everyone has both of them.
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William Blake is my favorite poet of all time, and he said that he wasn’t quite familiar with the sounds of music. If so, he would have been a musician.
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You can’t judge people by their cover.
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I was lucky to have read a lot of poetry when I was younger; it helped me to remember a way to write.
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Some people will never be able to get their real self, but that’s fine, because their fake self is also part of them.
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I’m from a middle class family but my father squandered all the money, so I didn’t really run around with rich people. I was very judgmental towards a lot of them.
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I like it when cities are melancholic. When it started snowing for example, I felt very lonely. I felt very comfortable and very relaxed. When that happens, I write. So I’ve been writing, not a lot, but I’m inspired everyday.
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There’s a part in every person that has a fake self. We’ve had this since infancy due to our parents and our upbringing.
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Composing was more difficult than writing things down.
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If I’m being forced to do something I don’t want to do, my real self comes out. But whether or not I’m aware of it, no matter what happens, I’m always going to have a fake self and I’m not going to judge my fake self.
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I know that New York is big, there are huge buildings, but in fact, it’s quite small and contained.
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When you look at the media and television, and all this Hollywood stuff, you just judge people.
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I was very rebellious, but my family was strict Christians – they would ask us, “What’s the shortest verse in the Bible?” and I was the one who always said “John 11:35” straightaway. It stayed with me, the Bible has stayed with me.
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I loved English literature – if didn’t it would have been hard – but I had to learn it myself. I remembered ways to repeat words, to put more emphasis on certain lines.
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I have met a few people, who are so respected in the fashion industry and all around the world, and are still very humble. People who have it all but act like they only just started, it’s beautiful. This is what I want to be.
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People take things too literal in the Bible and it’s totally wrong.
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