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Goal Quote by Dan Deacon

“I'm often just writing just to write. I'm not writing…” quote by Dan Deacon — Download Open image

“I'm often just writing just to write. I'm not writing with...If I write, like, sitting down with a goal in mind, it's always, like, the worst. It turns into a ska song even if I'm trying to write like a horror movie sound track or something.”

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