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.
Henry Rollins
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- I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity.
- Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.
- I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.
- Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.
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