Ian MacKaye Quotes

When someone writes a really nasty piece about me. I think they're generally untrue because I think I'm a nice person.

Ian MacKaye

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• When someone writes a really nasty piece about me. I think they're generally untrue because I think I'm a nice person.

  

  Ian MacKaye
  • Thinking
  • Writing
  • Nice