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James Dickey

"I want you all to stand; will you do that for me, please?"

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"I feel that if I said anything about John, I would have to sit here for five days and say it all. Or I don't want to say anything."

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"With yourself, I think you have to decide the kind of person that you really want to be, and for me, it's just a sweet girl."

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"And I want to say anything is possible. Comma. You know."

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"When you focus on want, you become an endless cycle of wants."

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"There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my way of expressing what for me is inexpressible by any other means."

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"Only those who want everything done for them are bored."

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"I didn't really want to be a comedian."

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"I've gotten to a point where I don't want lyrics to mean anything."

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