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Michael Waymire

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by Amanda Coplin

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Long Time Gone: the autobiography of David Crosby by David Crosby

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John Coltrane, still playing at top intensity and volume, totally into it. He blew me out so bad I slid down the wall. The guy was still playing his solo. He hadn’t stopped. I don’t think he ever knew that I was in that room. He never saw ...more

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Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll

by Ann Wilson

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Michael’s Quotes

“Cambrian animals were not particularly large at first, but they were plentiful and innovative. Jaws appeared. Eyes appeared. Nature began experimenting with weaponry.”
― Wendy Williams, Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid

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“Everything worthwhile in life is won through surmounting the associated negative experience.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

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“It’s far more helpful to assume that you’re ignorant and don’t know a whole lot. This keeps you unattached to superstitious or poorly informed beliefs and promotes a constant state of learning and growth.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

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“The key to a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

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“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life answering.”
― Nicole Krauss, The History of Love

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