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" I was born in a suit. "

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" I don't consider myself a pessimist. I think of a pessimist as someone who is waiting for it to rain. And I feel soaked to the skin. "

" I think that Bob Dylan knows this more than all of us: you don't write the songs anyhow. So if you're lucky, you can keep the vehicle healthy and responsive over the years. If you're lucky, your own intentions have very little to do with this. "

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" I've got beautiful reviews for all my books, and I'm very well thought of in the tiny circles that know me, but I'm really starving. "

" I had a very messianic childhood. "

" When things get really bad, just raise your glass and stamp your feet and do a little jig. That's about all you can do. "

" I always considered myself a minor writer. My province is small, and I try to explore it very, very thoroughly. "

" We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it. "

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" I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face. "

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" I had the title poet, and maybe I was one for a while. Also, the title singer was kindly accorded me, even though I could barely carry a tune. "

" Some people care about their work lasting forever - I have little interest in it. "

" I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group. "

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" I have a deep tribal sense. I grew up in a synagogue that my ancestors built. I sat in the third row. My family was decent. They were good people; they were handshake people. So I never had a sense of rebellion. "

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" Torah values are the ones that inform my life. "

" You can keep the body as well-oiled and receptive as possible, but whether you're actually going to be able to go for the long haul is really not your own choice. "

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" We're always experiencing joy or sadness. But there are lots of people who've closed down. And there are times in one's life when one has to close down just to regroup. "