“All this breathing in
Never breathing out.”
Ben Folds (1966) American musician
"Fair", Whatever and Ever Amen (1997).
Song lyrics, With Ben Folds Five
“I am breathing. In dreams, we never bother to breathe.”
— David Levithan, book Every Day
Source: Every Day
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