

“A friend said to me, “Hey you need to grow a pair. Grow a pair, Bro.” It’s when someone calls you weak, but they associate it with a lack of testicles. Which is weird, because testicles are the most sensitive things in the world. If you suddenly just grew a pair, you’d be a lot more vulnerable. If you want to be tough, you should lose a pair. If you want to be real tough, you should grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
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“the way to love someone is to lightly run your finger over that person's soul until you find a crack, and then gently pour your love into that crack.”
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“Don't kiss me if you're afraid of thunder. My life is a storm.”
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“Clem: Hide me somewhere deeper, somewhere really buried.
Joel: Where?
Clem: Hide me in your humiliation.”
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Joel: Where?
Clem: Hide me in your humiliation.”
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“Animals don’t lie. Animals don’t criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.”
― If You Ask Me
― If You Ask Me
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