"No matter what you do, you'll never run away from you."
"I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside."
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Source: Q&A: Mann & Weil on surving as songwriters. Interview with Steve Sailer, www.upi.com. July 25, 2002.
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