Suzanne Vega
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A warm, frayed, soft blanket.
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Like safety, that you've got everything covered; no stress, no fear.
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A wonderful, terribly exciting disease.
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I’m not qualified to explain how it feels when my wife gives me a certain look.
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First something medical, then, without any doubt, an artist.
Losing my parents when they were relatively young. My dad was 59 and my mum died at 72, 14 years ago.
As I get older, sleeping gets harder. I exercise, I do mindfulness, I take drugs occasionally.
I would have thought more about exercise and a healthy lifestyle in my 20s, 30s and 40s.
A car, which is used like a van; I should have just bought the van.
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