Ann Beattie Quotes
I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and what boy I thought I was in love with when I was fourteen years old, but I think that music used to be really more a part of the culture when people went out dancing in a different way than they do now.
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I don't like denial. I don't like repression.
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Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
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I'm like all parents who try to shelter their children.
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How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?!
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I'd like to give people the hope and help I didn't have and that I had to learn by myself.
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To use the power of the bison, I had to perform that part of my vision for the people to see.
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I could name a few songs and say exactly what summer they came out and what boy I thought I was in love with when I was fourteen years old, but I think that music used to be really more a part of the culture when people went out dancing in a different way than they do now.
