Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin Quotes
Enya is more than just me. It's also Nicky, who arranges my melodies, and his wife Roma, who writes the lyrics. They believed in my music from day one
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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Really, I prefer not to read my early books. Not that I don't like them, but I don't recognize myself anymore, like an old actor watching himself as a young leading man.
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PCR made it easier to see that certain people are infected with HIV.
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was going to go on being an illustrator, I had to start writing the stories, too.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.
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A great calamity is as old as the trilobites an hour after it has happened.
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I really love learning and working long hours.
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People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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My desire has always been to be the leader in an industry.
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I was even more country in my college-band days.
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My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam.
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I am definitely a beach person. In fact, I am so much a beach person that my wife is allergic to beaches now.
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Country music has room for a little bit of everything.
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Enya is more than just me. It's also Nicky, who arranges my melodies, and his wife Roma, who writes the lyrics. They believed in my music from day one
