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We have a deficit of wonder right now.

Tom Waits

Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell ’em to do that, they’ll find a little pot of gold.
TOM WAITS

Break Finding Stay Window
I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
TOM WAITS

Alcohol Blood Myself
A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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Dumb Intelligence Mental
I never told the truth so i can never tell a lie.
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Lying Myself Talk Truth
There’s always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby.
TOM WAITS

Advice Deep Food Freedom Trap
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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Fight Justice Myself World
If there’s one thing you can say about mankind, there’s nothing kind about man.
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Cruelty Kind Man Oneself
You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
TOM WAITS

Herself Learning Woman
You have to keep busy. After all, no dog’s ever pissed on a moving car.
TOM WAITS

Busy Car Dog Move Yourself
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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Brave Conjuring Invitation Room Writing Yourself
I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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Beautiful Melody Myself Terrible
All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
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Donut Name Prostitute Sound
It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
TOM WAITS

Born Mysterious Thinking Writing Yourself
Got a head full of lightning, a hat full of rain.
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Head Rain
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns.
TOM WAITS

Abundance Beneath Bury Confusion Gun Happiness Information Knowledge Money Weapon Weight
I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.
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Inspirational Myself Poor Reach Start

We have a deficit of wonder right now.

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