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I always liked the idea that America is a big facade. We are all insects crawling across on the shiny hood of a Cadillac. We're all looking at the wrapping. But we won't tear the wrapping to see what lies beneath.
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Born: Dec 7, 1949

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Insects, Looking, Big, Beneath, Hood, Lies, See, Wrapping, Facade, Cadillac, Idea, Liked, Always, Shiny, America, Crawling, Across, Tear

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