It's why we have seatbelts. It's why we have helmets. It's why we have kneepads and elbow pads and bite guards. Because someone died or screwed up their lives doing something dangerous and someone they loved said 'not again'.
Most of my best stories have been written en route to and from the liquor store.
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If you understand people, we're not that complex. And often the thing we really need, more than anything, is to be understood.