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> [I kind of talk about songwriting in the sense that it's really not my job to try to state hard truths. I'm not out to say this is what truth is, this is what's false, this is reality, this is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/i-kind-of-talk-about-songwriting-in-the-sense-that-it-s-really-not-my/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

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## More by Denison Witmer

> [Hearing your voice and your instrument kind of breathe in the room, it affects the way you perform the songs. For instance, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/hearing-your-voice-and-your-instrument-kind-of-breathe-in-the-room-it/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [Art that I like the most is born out of free association. I try to let my mind open up and see what comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/art-that-i-like-the-most-is-born-out-of-free-association-i-try-to-let/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [I'm a true believer in not forcing anything. I hate forced art, forced anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/i-m-a-true-believer-in-not-forcing-anything-i-hate-forced-art-forced/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [Whether or not you're writing fiction or you're making sculptures. You're trying to create a space. You're trying to make something where your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/whether-or-not-you-re-writing-fiction-or-you-re-making-sculptures-you/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [I like when people don't feel the need to have everything add up perfectly. I don't think we need that, what I think we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/i-like-when-people-don-t-feel-the-need-to-have-everything-add-up/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [Sometimes people will request a song I haven't played in a while and I'll play it and singing the lyrics will mean something different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/sometimes-people-will-request-a-song-i-haven-t-played-in-a-while-and/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [I think I'm attracted to the mystics, to seeing needs in the world. I'm attracted to caring for people who are disenfranchised. I'm attracted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/i-think-i-m-attracted-to-the-mystics-to-seeing-needs-in-the-world-i-m/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [Instruments of a trade are really fascinating to me. Things that enable you to do your job better. Rehabbing houses is really fun to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/instruments-of-a-trade-are-really-fascinating-to-me-things-that/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [There's something about Saint Francis's approach to life, zero expectations but pleasant surprise. In a lot of ways he was a really conflicted person.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/there-s-something-about-saint-francis-s-approach-to-life-zero/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [I kind of talk about songwriting in the sense that it's really not my job to try to state hard truths. I'm not out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/i-kind-of-talk-about-songwriting-in-the-sense-that-it-s-really-not-my/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [I'm fascinated by Catholic mystics, even though I grew up Mennonite in Pennsylvania.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/i-m-fascinated-by-catholic-mystics-even-though-i-grew-up-mennonite-in/)

[Denison Witmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denison-witmer/)

> [You don't always get lucky enough to have songs that can breathe and shift meaning. But every once in a while you open up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denison-witmer/you-don-t-always-get-lucky-enough-to-have-songs-that-can-breathe-and/)

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