She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her.
TOM WAITSI put food on the table and roof overhead. But I’d trade it all tomorrow for the highway instead.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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I was always laughing in church.
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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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The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.
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Did the devil make the world while God was sleeping?
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Slept all night in the cedar grove, I was born to ramble, born to rove, some men are searchin’ for the holy grail, but there ain’t nothin’ sweeter than ridin’ the rails.
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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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Don’t look back, because someone might be gaining on you.
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I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.
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I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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You’re my North Star when I’m lost and feeling blue.
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New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
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The trick is to have a career and have a family. It’s like having two dogs that hate each other and you have to take them for a walk every night.
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