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> [The songwriting of Hall & Oates is deceptively complex. There are a number of key changes that pass you by as you're listening to the song because they're so seamless and clever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-gibbard/the-songwriting-of-hall-oates-is-deceptively-complex-there-are-a/)

[Ben Gibbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-gibbard/)

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> [I wanted to portray very, very dark subject matter and a deceptively complex story in the brightest colours and simplest lines possible to leave the readers reeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-millar/i-wanted-to-portray-very-very-dark-subject-matter-and-a-deceptively/)

[Mark Millar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-millar/)

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