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J.C. Lillis
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I've always loved Halloween: the one day of the year when you can blatantly dress as your number-one obsession and people will smile instead of snicker.”
“The way she says kiss, it sounds different. Like she invented the word specifically for the song.”
“Sad songs are not my strong suit. All the songs that have saved my life make you feel like driving with the top down or dancing in your room with your best friend.”
“Keep smiling, I tell myself. It's all good. That's what my wrist tattoo says and you only ink permanent words on your person if you plan to live by them.”
“I want you back because... I like being with you more than anyone else. And because when I make you laugh I feel like the coolest person on the planet. And because we get each other in like, every possible way, and you don't know that's a huge deal until you grow up and meet a fuckload of people and you realize how rare that is.”
“Co-writing. Man, just the word. I always thought it would be as intimate as sex and as serious as marriage. You'd come to each other committed but with no clue what to expect. You'd both lay down your tender ugly first-draft words and sounds, full of humiliating dents and bruises, and she'd see every part of your process as you sweated and chopped and swore your way to something plausibly songlike.”
“Art doesn't depend on suffering. That's a crock. It's about discipline. Showing up to do the thing you do. It's about watching and listening to the world and telling the truth with your own voice. It's about learning from what other people make, whether it's good or bad. And the most important thing? It's about taking care of yourself. So you can keep making and finishing your shit, for as long as you can.”
“Writing catchy pop songs is a super-minor superpower, but it's mine.”
“What she has is effortlessly remarkable, the kind of gift you only feel the weight of if it's something you don't have but dearly want.”
“Time flies when you're fulfilling your ambitions in a completely unexpected way.”
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Book Keywords:
envy, songs, love, obsession, kiss, relationship, art, co-writing, time, halloween, composing, ambition, music, tattoo
