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Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom.

Polly, July 3, 2013

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I probably wouldn’t be a songwriter if I didn’t grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at times very scary to grow up in a household so unsettled and at times very violent. But, it also, I guess it earned me a sort of wisdom at a young age that’s served me well.

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