Now That I'm Staring Down The Barrel Of The Last Act Of My Life, I'm Less Excited About Control And Solo Effort, And I Resent The Way The Business Aspects Interfere With My Space For Creative Writing. - SearchQuotes

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Now that I'm staring down the barrel of the last act of my life, I'm less excited about control and solo effort, and I resent the way the business aspects interfere with my space for creative writing.

David Knopfler

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