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He's out of touch. He's not feeling anything. He's done what he set out to do.


Abbey Bradway

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WASHED OUT I try to stay on a pretty normal schedule of nine-to-five.
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WASHED OUT For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even witho...
WASHED OUT Obviously, I never want to make the same record twice. I want to keep moving forward. That's the...
WASHED OUT Texture is very important. Just the feel of everything. It's not always about recording everythi...
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WASHED OUT I just have the normal ringtone, unfortunately.
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EDWARD ABBEY Harsh reality is always better than false hope.
DOWNTON ABBEY How to pry the tourists out of their automobiles, out of their back-breaking upholstered mechanized ...
EDWARD ABBEY This sweet virginal primitive land will metaphorically breathe a sigh of relief --like a whisper of ...
EDWARD ABBEY May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.
EDWARD ABBEY I'm constantly on the go and have found rushing round after a new born baby is the best form of ...
ABBEY CLANCY Not all questions can be answered.
EDWARD ABBEY People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
DEAR ABBEY One of my great passions is the collection of historical trivia.
LYNN ABBEY I'm always trolling for trivia.
LYNN ABBEY It's been a long time since I've written old-fashioned sword and sorcery; I'm hoping it&...
LYNN ABBEY How could anything non-controversial be of intellectual interest to grown-ups?
EDWARD ABBEY The love of a man for his wife, his child, of the land where he lives and works, is for me the real ...
EDWARD ABBEY Instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bomb...
EDWARD ABBEY