A Quote by Julie Otsuka

We forgot about Buddha. We forgot about God. We developed a coldness inside us that still has not thawed. I fear my soul has died. We stopped writing home to our mothers. We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting.?

Julie Otsuka

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About Bleeding Coldness Developed Died Dreaming Fear Forgot God Grew Home Inside Lost Mothers My Soul Our Soul Still Stopped Thin Us Wanting Weight Writing

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Julie Otsuka
American - Author
Born: May 15, 1962

We lost weight and grew thin. We stopped bleeding. We stopped dreaming. We stopped wanting.

Julie Otsuka

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When the new country came out ten to 15 years ago, people my age were almost too old. But it never stopped me. I never stopped writing. I never stopped recording.

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Stefan Sagmeister

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Paul Scholes

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I never stopped grinding. I never stopped hustling. I never stopped working. I just kept moving. It has nothing to do with the money or anything like that. It's just that I love music.