Elizabeth Goudge Quotes
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I am now writing a book called 'Far Enough,' very loosely based on my childhood. This is difficult because it forces me to remember people I loved who are gone.
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We're going to lose more species, acidify the oceans more, do damage that it will take millions of years - if not longer - to unwind. Exactly how much damage will we do? How deep will those scars run? We don't know yet. But we will turn the ship.
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Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.
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I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.
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To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.
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I have no tattoos that I regret - I have had some that I have had changed according to how my life was.
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I was leftwing, I am leftwing, and I will die leftwing.
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The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.
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My whole life has been a huge mistake, but what a divine mistake - doing something that I adore.
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Many novice writers try to avoid using 'said' by substituting synonyms: 'he uttered,' 'she murmured,' 'he questioned.' It's true that any word repeated too often becomes monotonous, but substitutions for 'said' can be worse than its repetition.
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Time is change; we measure its passing by how much things alter.
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When I'm depressed, I definitely comfort eat, but I also eat when I'm happy. The only time I don't eat is if I am terribly nervous.
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For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.
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You can't come out on a record dissing the system and be on a label that's connected to the system.
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We owe it to our children to equip them with all the capabilities they'll need to thrive in the limitless world beyond the classrooms.
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The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.
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Working on movies made me realize how fluid the medium of film was.
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I feel pretty comfortable with who I am. After a while, if you're not, it's like, what are you hoping for?
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Whoever is in charge of the artist will always have the upper hand. They act like it's the artists' world, but it's the other way around, so they're going to do whatever they want to do.
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It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks.
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He had wanted so hard to Escape, to find the stars. And all he had found was a new prison.
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There are occasions when I've pretended to be in a firefight, and then there are people who have really been in a firefight. Clearly it's absolutely ridiculous, and even disrespectful, to suggest that I understand what that is.
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War, no matter what our intentions may be, brings suffering and tragedy.
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The perfect moment, once lost, is not easily found again.
