“I bought a garden hose the other day. I have no idea why. I do things like that from time to time. For example, I’ll go out intending to buy cereal and come home with two Filipino hookers and an application for the Entertainment Card.”

— Matthew Good

At Last There is Nothing Left to Say

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Canadian singer-songwriter 1971

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