303 Quotes by Carrie Brownstein

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    Over the years, music put a weapon in my hand and words in my mouth, it backed me up and shielded me, it shook me and scared me and showed me the way; music opened me up to living and being and feeling.

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    When people grow up with a family characterized by chaos and uncertainty and fragility, you look for a substitution for that.

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    Music was a means through which I could meet people and sort of begin the process of exploring who I was or who I could be.

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    Shoes are a great invention. They keep us from stepping on nails. Your feet stay clean and warm and dry.

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    Meals and eating and that sort of ritual of gathering at a table is such a part of childhood, and that was such a strange moment. It made me nervous to watch my mom cook for us and then not engage in the act of eating with us.

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    The process of coming out, as much as other people want to couch it in terms of politics, it's a very personal journey.

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