Jacqueline Carey Quotes
I have always loved fantasy; I think probably stepping through the wardrobe with Lucy in C.S. Lewis's 'Narnia Chronicles' was my first exposure when I was really little.
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Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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Avoid war, because that always pushes human beings backward.
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A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.
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There are lots of come-from-behind wins, games getting tied in the last period, teams going on to win. That, I think, tells the best story. Whether or not some teams have more grit, better chemistry, or more luck or more skill, it's still within the parameters. I think that makes for great storytelling and great interest for our fans.
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Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive.
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I'm not afraid of stereotypes. There are some truths to it - but the problem is that people keep sort of owning that one thing to be the truth.
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According to the new ethics, virtue is not restrictive but expansive, a sentiment and even an intoxication.
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I think women have always been trying to look healthy. The makeup artists just teach you the quick cheats.
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My idol is Bea Arthur. I really tried to follow her example. She is one of my comedy 'she-roes.'
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I'm just trying to tell a nice story. Whether you're a writer or a producer, all you want to do is tell a good yarn.
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Sino-Japanese relations will certainly brighten more in the future and the flowers of friendly Sino-Japanese relations will increase their beauty.
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My aim is: to teach you to pass from a piece of disguised nonsense to something that is patent nonsense.
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For the purposes of poetry a convincing impossibility is preferable to an unconvincing possibility.
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I just am so tired of really badly written women. It's so boring.
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When we have spiritual reading at meals, when we have the rosary at night, when we have study groups, forums, when we go out to distribute literature at meetings, or sell it on the street corners, Christ is there with us.
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When you talk about a character on a situation comedy, it's not just the actor. It's the writers, too.
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That's what fascinates me about these writers' retreats: You're in these small spaces with small groups of people, and all of the sudden, the spotlight is shining on you harder than it normally is.
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I've got this weird body chemistry that I don't like to get high. I'm not going to say I never tried drugs. I tried most everything. I didn't try injectables. But I didn't like it.
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Beside every great success are the seeds of enormous failure. In every failure, there's the opportunity seeds of great success. They're not miles apart. So if they're that close together, and if you're really working, you're always gonna have that likelihood that something's not going to work.
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For 40 years, my formula has been to love yourself, move your body and to watch portion size. But the No. 1 thing is to love and value yourself, no matter what you've been through.
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If I can't write it would be as if I died.
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She will be a good chancellor and will have me ... by her side all the way.
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I have always loved fantasy; I think probably stepping through the wardrobe with Lucy in C.S. Lewis's 'Narnia Chronicles' was my first exposure when I was really little.
