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> [“You can do anything you want. You don't believe me. You think, she's out of her head. Yeah, I'm out of my head- on being me. What are you on? On being them. You don't even know. I bet you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/you-can-do-anything-you-want-you-don-t-believe-me-you-think-she-s-out/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

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> [“Listen. You can be anything you want to be. Be careful. It's a spell. It's magic. Listen to the words. You can be anything, you can do anything, you can be anything, you can do anything. Listen to the magic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/listen-you-can-be-anything-you-want-to-be-be-careful-it-s-a-spell-it/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

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## More by Melvin Burgess

> [“The thing that truly amazes me about myself is that I’m actually more scared of being embarrassed than anything else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/the-thing-that-truly-amazes-me-about-myself-is-that-i-m-actually-more/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“I felt that her tears would trickle out of the telephone and on to my hands.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/i-felt-that-her-tears-would-trickle-out-of-the-telephone-and-on-to-my/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [Sometimes maybe you need an experience. The experience can be a person or it can be a drug. The experience opens a door that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/sometimes-maybe-you-need-an-experience-the-experience-can-be-a-person/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“Sometimes maybe you need an experience. The experience can be a person or it can be a drug. The experience opens a door that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/sometimes-maybe-you-need-an-experience-the-experience-can-be-a-person-2/)

[melvin burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“He longed for the oblivion at the end of it, but lacked the courage to face the fall”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/he-longed-for-the-oblivion-at-the-end-of-it-but-lacked-the-courage-to/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“Sometimes when we were hiding behind the breakers with the crowd, he'd hold me so tight, I'd think he's not just holding me, he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/sometimes-when-we-were-hiding-behind-the-breakers-with-the-crowd-he-d/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [Being a teenager is as difficult as living with one. And we've all been there. Perhaps that's the reason we're so hard on them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/being-a-teenager-is-as-difficult-as-living-with-one-and-we-ve-all/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [Anarchy loves theatre. That's the whole point. People forget that. You have to laugh at the devil, not fight him. They'll always have more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/anarchy-loves-theatre-that-s-the-whole-point-people-forget-that-you/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“You can do anything you want. You don't believe me. You think, she's out of her head. Yeah, I'm out of my head- on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/you-can-do-anything-you-want-you-don-t-believe-me-you-think-she-s-out/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“Tar had a reason, plenty of reasons. The latest were painted on his face, too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/tar-had-a-reason-plenty-of-reasons-the-latest-were-painted-on-his/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“Deborah felt his erection against her stomach and smiled up at him. She grabbed hold of his bum and moved him gently from side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/deborah-felt-his-erection-against-her-stomach-and-smiled-up-at-him/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“Sometimes maybe you need an experience. The experience can be a person or it can be a drug. The experience opes a door that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/sometimes-maybe-you-need-an-experience-the-experience-can-be-a-person-3/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“It had this amazing spicy, pee-y smell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/it-had-this-amazing-spicy-pee-y-smell/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“Sex is . . . well, it’s so rude, isn’t it? You wouldn’t think girls would like sex. You’d think it’s too rude for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/sex-is-well-it-s-so-rude-isn-t-it-you-wouldn-t-think-girls-would-like/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

> [“The fact is, I can’t put together the sort of feelings that I get when I’m having a dirty big wank together with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melvin-burgess/the-fact-is-i-can-t-put-together-the-sort-of-feelings-that-i-get-when/)

[Melvin Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melvin-burgess/)

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