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" Either you're the one erasing or you're the one being erased. "

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" I've tried everything. I've done therapy, I've done colonics. I went to a psychic who had me running around town buying pieces of ribbon to fill the colors in my aura. Did the Prozac thing. "

" I praticed making faces in the mirror and it would drive my mother crazy. She used to scare me by saying that I was going to see the devil if I kept looking in the mirror. That fascinated me even more, of course. "

" If you've got a talent, protect it. "

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" My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian. "

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" Maybe other people will try to limit me but I don't limit myself. "

" If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret. "

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" I don't think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting. "

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