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" Relationships. Ugh. You have to laugh sometimes. "

Sharon Van Etten

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" When I can write a song in a way where I feel like other people can relate to it, and I can take it past being cathartic just for me, that's when I know I can share it. Otherwise, I'd just feel like it's selfish. "

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" I was pretty troubled for a long time. And I didn't know that. As a kid, I never talked about my emotions. My mom gave me a journal, but I didn't know what it meant. I just wrote all the time, not even thinking about it. But it also made me feel better. "

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" Everyone has their down days. Unfortunately, that's when I am the most prolific. "

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