T. J. Perkins Quotes
A lot of the ups and downs for me, especially the downs, I feel like it came in a lot of indirect ways because I didn't appreciate what I had.

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I've always been very visceral in that I feel things very deeply.
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I think shortly after I got signed, it just started to dawn on me that I had something to say and that Yahweh put something in my heart to share with the world.
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I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it.
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William and I feel that every child deserves to be supported through difficult times in their lives.
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I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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I feel like I have so many stories basting in my mind, and they come busting out when they're ready.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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When you do scenes that are just exposition, they feel false.
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If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!
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Excessive speed and quantity are, like chattiness and digression, besetting sins of cyber-assisted authorship.
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I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.
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Until I feel strong enough to pray sincerely and to act accordingly, I would rather not pray at all.
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I simply can't wear an outfit if I don't feel that is right for me.
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I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.
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It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
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I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing.
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If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful.
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It's a big tree, but it has ramified and exfoliated, ... would be an enormous disruption.
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I spend a lot of time in California, but New York is still my main home. I go to see a lot of theater.
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In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing that I find is feeling lost and trying to find your way.
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A lot of the ups and downs for me, especially the downs, I feel like it came in a lot of indirect ways because I didn't appreciate what I had.