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> [“...because once you've got one scar on your face or your heart, its only a matter of time before someone gives you another - and another - until a day doesn't go by when you aren't being bashed senseless, nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/because-once-you-ve-got-one-scar-on-your-face-or-your-heart-its-only/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

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## More by Nick Cave

> [Texting is apocalyptic on some level. It's a reduction of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/texting-is-apocalyptic-on-some-level-it-s-a-reduction-of-things/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [“And I know why our friendship must be kept a secret. Or they will kill You like they killed You in the Bible. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/and-i-know-why-our-friendship-must-be-kept-a-secret-or-they-will-kill/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-want-to-write-songs-that-are-so-sad-the-kind-of-sad-where-you-take/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [“Through these days Bunny made increasingly frequent and protracted visits to the bathroom, beating off with a single-minded savagery intense even by Bunny's standards.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/through-these-days-bunny-made-increasingly-frequent-and-protracted/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly moving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/personally-i-find-the-story-of-christ-incredibly-moving/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [ That's what we \[outsiders\] feel America is really about - the kind of crazed ravings of the Christian right - when it's probably something… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/that-s-what-we-outsiders-feel-america-is-really-about-the-kind-of/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [“My relationship with my muse is a delicate one at the best of times and I feel that it is my duty to protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/my-relationship-with-my-muse-is-a-delicate-one-at-the-best-of-times/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-m-kind-of-old-school-and-love-nothing-more-than-sitting-opening-a/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/early-on-i-realized-when-you-write-a-song-about-someone-it-flatters/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/my-father-was-a-teacher-and-my-mother-also-worked-in-the-school-so/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-think-it-s-an-essential-fact-for-any-performer-or-artist-to-fail-as/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/to-my-undying-shame-i-do-read-reviews-i-don-t-read-them-all-but-i/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine. And please, sir, make it whiskey: I have no head for wine!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/brother-be-a-brother-fill-this-tiny-cup-of-mine-and-please-sir-make/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [When you've been initiated, you can stand in the world differently. And I think it is up to all of us, we can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/when-you-ve-been-initiated-you-can-stand-in-the-world-differently-and/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Polly Jean, I love you. I love the texture of your skin, the taste of your saliva, the softness of your ears. I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/polly-jean-i-love-you-i-love-the-texture-of-your-skin-the-taste-of/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

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