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"Where I am, I don't know, I'll never know, in the silence you don't know, you must go on, I can't go on, I'll go on."

"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence."

"When I say I love the silence, I'm not being entirely truthful. What I actually love are the abundant, delicate sounds that amplify when I'm silent. These curious creaks, mutters, and hums compel my imagination."

"Speech is human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead: therefore we must learn both arts."

"For my part, I am determined never to speak of it again to anybody. I told my sister Phillips so the other day."
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"It is amazing to hear grown-up people rationalize homophobia and discrimination. The lengths they go to trying to prove their points take reason to its breaking point."

"Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts."

"There is nothing like being told to go fuck yourself by the same person who was, only days before, praying on your behalf."

"Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better."

"I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that."

"Well, we run my ship differently. Any offer that comes in, I yay or nay it, no matter how insane it is. Like, if someone asks me if I'm interested in doing a porn film, the answer to that is going to be no, but it comes to me anyway. I'm responsible for making the call."

"So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on a bus or on an airplane, than I am necessarily on a bed. It's weird being here. It feels like I'm standing next to my real life."

"Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort."
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