I was afraid that something would happen to me. But at the same time I was lucky, because some writers were tortured… — Osama Alomar Copy Share Image
Illnesses have always been used as metaphors to enliven charges that a society was corrupt or unjust. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
Well, [bluntness in songwriting]'s a lot cheaper than therapy… There's been a lot of things going on for the past 10 years… — Brent Smith Copy Share Image
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