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I think it just has to do with getting older and getting better at what it was i was doing, and that i could take something small and kind of take my time with it. i think actually what that has to do with is i quit drinking. before that i told myself i could only drink if i was - if i was writing, i had to be drinking. so i was on a timer, because eventually you get too drunk to write.
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I Think It Just Has To Do

David Sedaris
I think it just has to do with getting older and getting better at what it was i was doing, and that i could take something small and kind of take my time with it. i think actually what that has to do with is i quit drinking. before that i told myself i could only drink if i was - if i was writing, i had to be drinking. so i was on a timer, because eventually you get too drunk to write.
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