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title: "1 Opens Eyes Quotes By Rachael Yamagata"
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> [As I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start to see the lovely hilarity of life. Things that were once so crushing take on a different essence.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/as-i-grow-older-what-i-find-interesting-is-that-i-get-experience-with/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

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## More by Rachael Yamagata

> [I once heard someone doing a karaoke version of my song. That was pretty funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-once-heard-someone-doing-a-karaoke-version-of-my-song-that-was/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [I immediately target sadness and conflict and disruption in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-immediately-target-sadness-and-conflict-and-disruption-in-life/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [I do have faith that something better is always coming for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-do-have-faith-that-something-better-is-always-coming-for-you/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [Hopefully, my tears are worth something to the outside world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/hopefully-my-tears-are-worth-something-to-the-outside-world/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [What tries to break us is endlessly fascinating to me. Joy is a whole different game to express.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/what-tries-to-break-us-is-endlessly-fascinating-to-me-joy-is-a-whole/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [As I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/as-i-grow-older-what-i-find-interesting-is-that-i-get-experience-with/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [I don't really usually write sort of a cheerleader-type lyric.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-don-t-really-usually-write-sort-of-a-cheerleader-type-lyric/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [People who know my music think I'm the most depressed girl on the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/people-who-know-my-music-think-i-m-the-most-depressed-girl-on-the/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [I'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-m-addicted-to-the-dynamics-of-relationships-whether-they-be-in-love/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-m-a-big-believer-that-there-s-a-reason-for-everything-i-m-a/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [I wrote my first song when I was twelve on the piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-wrote-my-first-song-when-i-was-twelve-on-the-piano/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [I treasure my mornings. I get up early and ignore everything work-related for the first few hours. It's just me and my coffee addiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/i-treasure-my-mornings-i-get-up-early-and-ignore-everything-work/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [ There's something about \[pain\] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/there-s-something-about-pain-that-excites-me-if-i-m-feeling-really/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [My own brain. When I get it out of the way, I'm fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/my-own-brain-when-i-get-it-out-of-the-way-i-m-fine/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

> [Flute was actually my first instrument. I had a year of lessons and then stopped after feeling like I was going to faint all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-yamagata/flute-was-actually-my-first-instrument-i-had-a-year-of-lessons-and/)

[Rachael Yamagata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-yamagata/)

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