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My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or just not giving a sh-t to write something you know people are going to criticize.

Conor Oberst

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Conor Oberst
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 15
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Omaha
Nebraska
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I find that moving keeps me optimistic, the idea of what's going to be down the road a bit or around the next bend.
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The one recurring theme in my writing, and in my life in general, is confusion. The fact that anytime you think you really know something, you're going to find out you're wrong - that is the rule. The moments where you think you have something figured out, those are the exceptions.
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