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And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time.

And I laugh at myself when I screw things up, which happens all the time.

Henry Rollins
Laughing, Screws, Happens

Cynicism is only intellectual sloth.

Henry Rollins
Intellectual, Sloth, Cynicism

As miserable as life may be I hold it pretty precious

Henry Rollins
May, Miserable

I know I was a generic dysfunctional child, but I think a lot of people are.

Henry Rollins
Children, Thinking, People

Life is death in slow motion.

Henry Rollins
Slow Motion, Life Is
Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.125, Villard

Anywhere you hang yourself is home.

Henry Rollins
Home

I'm not a very good writer. I'm working at it.

Henry Rollins
Very Good, Good Writers
"Henry Rollins: Post-Punk Pundit". Interview with Gary Moskowitz, www.motherjones.com. July 25, 2007.

Half of life is up - the other half is dealing with it.

Henry Rollins
Half, Life Is, Scar Tissue

It's hard to judge literary merit.

Henry Rollins
Literary Merit, Judging, Merit

I'll be here tomorrow If I can make it through today.

Henry Rollins
Today, Tomorrow, Ifs
Henry Rollins (1997). “The First Five: Collected Work, 1983-1987”, 2 13 61

Spring and fall, those are very inspiring times of the year for me.

Henry Rollins
Spring, Fall, Years

Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter.

Henry Rollins
Identity, Different, Matter

I am the assasin of my dreams.

Henry Rollins
Dream, Low Self Esteem

I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does.

Henry Rollins
Depression, Loneliness, Feel Good
Henry Rollins (2009). “The Portable Henry Rollins”, p.34, Villard

The world's a better place since I chose music.

Henry Rollins
World, Better Place
"Irony, but Not Always". www.nytimes.com. April 22, 1992.

Creativity requires a lot of pass/fail/start again and it is often hard on the psyche.

Henry Rollins
Creativity, Failing, Hard
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

When you're kept out of the adult world, it's a blessing in disguise.

Henry Rollins
Blessing, Adults, World

I beg young people to travel.

Henry Rollins
People, Young
"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

Will punk rock ever die? Pal, if you have to ask it's dead to you.

Henry Rollins
Rocks, Pals, Punk

You can't right the wrongs because you'll never understand the cause and you'll be too busy dodging the effect.

Henry Rollins
Causes, Busy, Too Busy

It took me until my teenage years to realize that I was medicating with music. I was pushing back against my stupid school uniform, instructors who called me by my last name and my classmates, who, while friendly enough, were not at all inspiring.

Henry Rollins
Teenage, Stupid, School

I beg young people to travel. If you don't have a passport, get one.........the re are lessons that you can't get out of a book that are waiting for you at the other end of that flight. A lot of people - Americans and Europeans - come back and go, "ohhhhh." And the lightbulb goes on.

Henry Rollins
Book, People, Waiting

perfection. I have been waiting all my life to be with you. My heart slams against my ribs when I think of the slaughtered nights I spent all over the world waiting to feel your touch.

Henry Rollins
Heart, Night, Thinking

Whenever I write lyrics, in the back of my mind I always see a guy driving to work, driving to a really bad job, one of those horrible institutions, or one of those low squat buildings in Los Angeles. I write with that person in my mind.

Henry Rollins
Jobs, Writing, Guy
Source: oustedproductions.net

Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic who listens to love ballads and doo-wop songs all the time.

Henry Rollins
Romantic, Song, Hopeless
Interview with Stephen Thompson, www.avclub.com. August 26, 1998.

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