I never saw a dollar bill cry at anyone's funeral.
He had the desperation, not the courage, to be himself. Once you do that, you can__ go wrong, because you can__ make any mistakes when people love you for being yourself. But for Kurt, it didn__ matter that other people loved him; he simply didn__ love himself enough.
Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain
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He had the desperation, not the courage, to be himself. Once you do that, you can__ go wrong, because you can__ make any mistakes when people love you for being yourself. But for Kurt, it didn__ matter that other people loved him; he simply didn__ love himself enough.
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