On my gravestone, I want it to say, “I told you I was sick.”
TOM WAITSBut it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
More Tom Waits Quotes
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A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.
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I always thought songs are movies for the ears and films are like songs for the eyes.
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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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The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
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I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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I guess I’ve always lived upside down when I want things I can’t have.
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The Universe is making music all the time.
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I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight A sly grin and a bowl full of stars.
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The ocean doesn’t want me today, But I’ll come back tomorrow to play. The riptide is waging And the life guard’s away But the ocean doesn’t want me today.
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If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.
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I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong – I have audio illusions.
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A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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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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The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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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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