Katherine Paterson Quotes
The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.
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The politics have always been difficult in medicine. There is some truth in the way medical practice is portrayed in TV dramas.
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Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.
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There is no finer sonic-producing weapon for a guitar slayer than a hand crafter Gibson masterpiece.
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I fell in love with New York at some indeterminate point in my early years.
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I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.
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I was born by myself but carry the spirit and blood of my father, mother and my ancestors. So I am really never alone. My identity is through that line.
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I've always been singing. Since day one. I started doing musical theater and you have to sing in musical theater and so that's where I got most of my training. So singing on stage, you just inevitably, when you're around other vocal artists, you get better at singing.
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My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they?
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After my tour I had time to stay at home, be with my boyfriend and hang out with friends and that brought me down to earth and helped me write music from a more relaxed place.
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Things happen for a reason. I'm happy, but not I'm not satisfied with the things I'm doing.
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When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I think it's a great profile for a nation. One in every six people on Earth is an Indian, and I look forward to the day when we can compete with the heavyweights of the sporting world and do well in the medal tally.
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Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.
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The history of science is rich in example of the fruitfulness of bringing two sets of techniques, two sets of ideas, developed in separate contexts for the pursuit of new truth, into touch with one another.
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My family is basically Gypsies - for real.
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I've always thought it was important not to attach too much superstition to the space where you're writing, because once you get into the mindset that you can only do it a certain way in a certain place, your creativity can get blocked.
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Our competition for American business is no longer in the next county or the next state, it's around the world.
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I can't speak for other people, but for me, I feel like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt like I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt comfortable with who I am and the decisions I made.
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There is an emerging subgenre of British nonfiction in which journalists from 'The Guardian' fearlessly recount their own derring-do in David-and-Goliath battles waged against omnipotent state interests in the pursuit of Big Important Truths.
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Just as surely as every new language mastered opens up a new world, so knowledge of a Beethoven, a Chopin, or a Schumann opens up a new world in spiritual beauty and thought.
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Long term, I have a lot of confidence in the United States. We have an excellent record in terms of innovation. We have great universities that are involved in technological change and progress. We have an entrepreneurial culture, much more than almost any other country.
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The best thing about being a writer is it gives you readers who understand your deepest feelings and fears.
