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John Patrick Shanley
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Apr 20, 2018
    Enjoy the storm. So you are in pain. Is not pain a sign of life, of a life lived? A hero relishes his wounds. Fight your way to the ocean, to the green fields, the blue sky. Do not pine for peace. Fight your way towards heaven. You will never get there. Enjoy the fight.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Jun 12, 2016
    I'm an ex Marine. Both of my brothers served in the military. I was raised with guns. And I tell you we have a gun problem. A big problem.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Sep 13, 2018
    Who you are is never boring. Who you think you should be always is.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Nov 29, 2017
    You can climb the Himalayas, and come back with nothing but chapped lips. Or you can walk an hour through your city and return with the world in your pocket. Open your eyes. See the people, the animals, the light on everything. Study your own heart without fear. Work at life.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Aug 4, 2016
    Stop running. Write. Write about what you're chasing. Write about what's chasing you. Feel panic beckon but don't give in. Be still. Write.
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    John Patrick Shanley
    @JohnJpshanley
    Dec 31, 2018
    Choose Life. Dress up. Eat. Touch people. Help. Give. There's more. You're going to die. Throw a party. Eat off my plate. Sing to me. Meet me in the bedroom. Get a massage. Give one. Let your amazement out into the room. Pry open the box you hide your joy in. Be a poem.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Jun 28, 2016
    Do you ever feel like you're in Season Five of your life, and the writers are just doing outrageous shit to keep it interesting?
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Feb 11, 2017
    I'm trying to avoid the subject of politics at dinner. And I live alone.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Aug 12, 2014
    You never know another man's burden until he puts it down and you feel the ground shake. Robin Wiiliams
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    John Patrick Shanley
    @JohnJpshanley
    Nov 15, 2016
    Walk towards the good. Don't be distracted by fear, by rage. Walk towards the good. In places, that path is wide. In places, perilous. Walk.
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    John Patrick Shanley
    @JohnJpshanley
    Oct 11, 2016
    Enough! Let the sun shine in. Wake from the bad dream. Put down your weapons. Breathe in blue sky. Let joy rush to your fingers. We're alive
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Sep 12, 2016
    You are always alive in the lives of others. Light up their hallways, gather wood for their fires, nourish their hunger for a true word.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Nov 20, 2016
    This rage you see over this election, it's patriotism. Those of us who believe in the American dream are outraged. We are patriots.
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    John Patrick Shanley
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    Jul 22, 2016
    Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination last night. Isis claimed responsibility.