“I've had enough of breakdowns and diagrams—
Judging from picture books, apparently
Heaven is a partly cloudy place.”

— Jenny Lewis

"Don't Deconstruct"
Song lyrics, Take Offs and Landings (2001)

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American actor, singer-songwriter 1976

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