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J.C. Lillis

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01Undated

Nothing's better for art than a little old-fashioned suffering.

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02Undated

Don't be fooled into thinking that love is special. That it'll fill you up forever. Anyone can fall in love, but only you can make the art you were born for. And that's the kind of happiness that lasts.

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03Undated

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.

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04Undated

I have no idea how to be an artist and a lover, so I chose the one most likely to make me happy when I'm eighty and gazing back on a long and productive life.

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05Undated

Music is always the first thing I notice when I go someplace new.

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06Undated

Writing catchy pop songs is a super-minor superpower, but it's mine.

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07Undated

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.

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08Undated

Passion is never pathetic.

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09Undated

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.

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10Undated

There’s only one kind of girl I can tolerate being, and it is not the Girl Who Gives it All Up for Love.

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11Undated

The threat of failure shouldn't kill the fun of dreaming.

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12Undated

The way she says kiss, it sounds different. Like she invented the word specifically for the song.

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13Undated

Electricity crackles from her lips to mine and I'm stunned it's not visible.

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14Undated

They are kissing—finally, extravagantly, like it's the first thirty seconds of a kissing competition and they can't imagine they'll ever get tired.

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15Undated

Time flies when you're fulfilling your ambitions in a completely unexpected way.

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16Undated

You can stop waiting, you know,' she says. 'For what?' 'For God to strike you down.

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17Undated

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.

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18Undated

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.

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