- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch the colors blur; people and faces all become a massive wash.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you go to probably any jury trial in Baltimore that involves violence, either an assault or murder, and watch the voir dire, to me, that's when you get a sense of what it's like to live in Baltimore.
- Book Writing
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the most part, my characters don't talk to me. I like to lord over them like some kind of benevolent deity. And, for the most part, my characters go along with it. I write intense character sketches and long, play-like conversations between me and them, but they stay out of the book writing itself.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
As for the zone, I always find the zone immediately after I am sure I will never ever find the zone again because it has left me for some other, better writer.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I came out, I wondered whether I had a future not just professionally but romantically. Would I be able to find someone who loved me?
- Family And Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
My gratitude is great to my family and friends for accepting me as the person who they now know me to be and for letting me show them the possibilities of a life well lived.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think a lot of contemplation happens in bathtubs. It does for me. Nothing like a hot bath to ease the tension and think about what's going to happen next.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a pretty insecure kid, didn't have a lot of friends, and was picked on a lot, and music gave me confidence.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.
- Big Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a big challenge for me to keep my integrity and some of my privacy intact.
- Glaring
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't get hugely famous really quick. It was a slow, gradual process, so I was able to sort of grow into myself and figure out who I was and what I wanted without the glaring spotlight on me telling me who I was.
- Gnawing
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- Nov 07, 2020