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“I have a little poem I’d like to read in honor of this occasion, if I may. Spaulding, get your foot off the boat! :
It’s easy to grin
when your ship comes in
and you’ve got the stock market beat.
But the man worthwhile
is the man who can smile
when his shorts are too tight in the seat”
…ah-ha-ha-ha. OK, Pookie, do the honors. ”
-Judge Smails
And sometimes I get nervous
When I see an open door
Close your eyes, clear your heart
Cut the cord…
…And so long to devotion
You taught me everything I know
Wave goodbye, wish me well
You’ve gotta let me go
-The Killers
Stop stop talking about who’s to blame
When all that counts is how to change
– James
Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies.
And, fortunately, when there aren’t any cookies, we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin, or a kind and loving gesture, or subtle encouragement, or a loving embrace, or an offer of comfort, not to mention hospital gurneys and nose plugs, an uneaten Danish, soft-spoken secrets, and Fender Stratocasters, and maybe the occasional piece of fiction.
And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are effective for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives. I know the idea seems strange, but I also know that it just so happens to be true.
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The thing we desperately need is to face the way it is.
-Theresa Mancuso
Cause everything’s easier when you’re beside me,
Come back and find me cause I feel alone.
-KT Tunstall
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
-Steve Martin
Waking up at the start of the end of the world,
But it’s feeling just like every other morning before,
Now I wonder what my life is going to mean if it’s gone,
The cars are moving like a half a mile an hour
And I started staring at the passengers who’re waving goodbye
Can you tell me what was ever really special about me all this time?
I believe the world is burning to the ground
Oh well I guess we’re gonna find out
Let’s see how far we’ve come
– Matchbox Twenty
From the very first time I blessed my eyes on you, girl
My heart says follow t’rough
But I know, now, that I’m way down on your line
But the waitin’ feel is fine
So don’t treat me like a puppet on a string
Cause I know I have to do my thing
Don’t talk to me as if you think I’m dumb
I wanna know when you’re gonna come – soon
I don’t wanna wait in vain for your love
I don’t wanna wait in vain for your love
-Bob Marley