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Who knows their own story? It certainly makes no sense when you’re in the middle of it
Nick Cave
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Nick Cave
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: September 22
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Nicholas Edward Cave
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It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say.
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After a while, you just don't do things you don't wanna do - that's the great freedom you get, the older you get. You learn what to do and what not to do, and what will be a waste of time and what won't be a waste of time.
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The problem with books, now that I've written one, is that the idea of adaptation is so much easier than sitting down to write something new.
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The more information you have, the more human our heroes become and consequently the less mysterious and godlike. They need to be godlike.
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