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The Things I Say

“

lists of sins and solemn vows
don't make you any friends.

— Joanna Newsom

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "lists of sins and solemn vows
don't make you any friends.
" in the context of "The Things I Say

" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Joanna Newsom" (Quotes, Divers (2015)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Joanna Newsom

About Joanna Newsom

Joanna Newsom (born 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. She plays the harp, as well as the piano and the harpischord.