Jacqueline Carey Quotes
When I started really writing fantasy, one of the things I noticed was a real absence of sexuality in the genre at all. And it's such a profound part of the human experience that it's a really big thing to leave out.
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I still have a fear of theater. I don't know if I will manage that. I used to do it. I developed a bit of a phobia. It's not a real phobia. I can go in and watch.
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I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
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The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.
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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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I have big hands. I can't do the touch-screen thing. I'm a button guy. I want to press buttons.
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I never said most of the things I said.
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Being born in a duck yard does not matter, if only you are hatched from a swan's egg.
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It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.
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I'm really nearsighted, which has served me well.
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Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone.
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I myself feel that I'm a well-rounded player and got a lot better defensively and without the puck as time has gone on.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life.
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I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could.
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Our country has often stood like a solid rock in the face of common danger, and there is a deep underlying unity which runs like a golden thread through all our seeming diversity.
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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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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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In the days and months I spent walking through the various communities of this city, I found that Chicago did not work for everyone, however.
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Many people say that recovery from an aneurysm is like having a layer of skin ripped off - your experience of life is more intense.
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Indeed, I am repeatedly astonished by the number of really good writers who understand human beings so well on paper but don't know how to deal with them in real life.
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Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.
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When I started really writing fantasy, one of the things I noticed was a real absence of sexuality in the genre at all. And it's such a profound part of the human experience that it's a really big thing to leave out.
