“It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it.”
On having his world records beaten
Jesse Owens, Champion Athlete (1990)
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Variant: Someday being with Dex will be a distant memory. This fact makes me sad too. Its the initial stages of grief that seem to be worst but in some ways, Its sadder as time goes by and you consider how much they're missed in your life.
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Interview with PETA; as quoted in "T-Pain Teams Up With PETA To Remind Everyone To Treat Their Pets Like Family" https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/t-pain-teams-up-with-peta-to-remind-everyone-to-treat-their-pets-like-family-news.46218.html, HotNewHipHop.com (21 March 2018).

Touch the Sky
Lyrics, Late Registration (2005)