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“Lust and learning,” Katherine once said. “That’s really all there is, isn’t it?”
― John Williams, Stoner

“Being a teen was a metaphorical state that could be prolonged indefinitely, a way of being in which one was unspoiled, blameless, enthusiastic, and sincere.”
― Michael Azerrad, Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991

“The world is like a seesaw out of balance: on one side is a box of big rocks, tilting it its way. On the other side is a box, and a bunch of us with teaspoons, adding a little sand at a time. One day, all of our teaspoons will add up, and the whole thing will tip, and people will say, 'How did it happen so fast?”
― Pete Seeger

“We’re getting old, he thought, and it damn sure didn’t take long.”
― James Baldwin, Another Country