The writer who refuses to explore the darker regions of the heart will never be able to write convincingly about the wonder, the magic and the joy of love for just as goodness cannot be trusted unless it has breathed the same air as evil.
NICK CAVEI have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect.
More Nick Cave Quotes
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Everyone wants to feel that they matter.
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Guns are part of the American psyche, aren’t they? This is collateral damage for having a Wild West mentality. It’s intrinsic to the American psyche. It’s never going to change.
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Anything that I’m doing I’m writing specifically for a particular project.
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I’m not religious, and I’m not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god.
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The problem with books, now that I’ve written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new.
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When I’m singing “Deanna,” for example, which I sing pretty much every night, it brings forward a kind of imagined, romanticized lie about this particular person, which I find really comforting and exciting to sing about.
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Stars have their moments then they die.
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I’m a big fan of teatowels and am always on the lookout for a good one.
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A gentleman never talks about his tailor.
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The society of whores stuck needles in an image of me.
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I love being manipulated by what I see. I love weepies and romantic comedies where you’re reaching for the Kleenex at the right moment.
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I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect.
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I have things that I’m interested in, and I’m not really interested in writing about anything that I’m not interested in. But it’s important to me to be able to see it from a different perspective, and add something new to the whole picture.
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I write hate lyrics really well. It’s not every day you can use them, really.
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And I kissed away a thousand tears My lady of the Various Sorrows Some begged, some borrowed, some stolen Some kept safe for tomorrow.
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