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" The older I get, the surer I am that I'm not running the show. "

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" The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world. "

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" Success is survival. "

" 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. "

" The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence. "

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

" Out of the thousands who are known or who want to be known as poets, maybe one or two are genuine and the rest are fakes, hanging around the sacred precincts, trying to look like the real thing. "

" 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. "

" At a certain point, if you still have your marbles and are not faced with serious financial challenges, you have a chance to put your house in order. It's a cliche, but it's underestimated as an analgesic on all levels. Putting your house in order, if you can do it, is one of the most comforting activities, and the benefits of it are incalculable. "

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

" There are writers who are great visionaries, who can depict huge movements - things like that. They're the great writers. I'm just the other kind. "

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" I had a very messianic childhood. "

" I read with some amusement my reputation as a ladies' man. My friends are amused by that, too, because they know my life. "