“There's only one step down from here, baby. It's called the Land of Permanent Bliss.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Infidels (1983), Sweetheart Like You
“Nobody's perfect. We're all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.”
— Jeannette Walls, book Half Broke Horses
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