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To me, everything is endless variations on other things. like waves in the ocean. they continue to turn over on each other, and they're all slightly different. i don't know if originality is possible. is it even necessary? because everything is different than what came before, but it's all branches from the same tree. originality is overrated, but what you do with things is always different.
-Jim Jarmusch
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To Me, Everything Is Endless Variations On

Jim Jarmusch
To me, everything is endless variations on other things. like waves in the ocean. they continue to turn over on each other, and they're all slightly different. i don't know if originality is possible. is it even necessary? because everything is different than what came before, but it's all branches from the same tree. originality is overrated, but what you do with things is always different.
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