And I have learned now to live with it, learned when to expect it, how to outwit it, … - Joan Didion

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I can take all the negative energy and turn it into a positive simply by purging my soul through music. That's how powerful music can be.

Joan Didion

And I have learned now to live with it, learned when to expect it, how to outwit it, even how to regard it, when it does come, as more friend than lodger. We have reached a certain understanding, my migraine and I.

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