“The worth of things can't be measured by what they cost but by what the cost you to get it, that if anything costs you your faith or your family, then the price is too high, and that there are some things that will never wear out.”

—  Bob Dylan, book Chronicles: Volume One

Source: Chronicles: Volume One

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American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist 1941

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