Jeff Vandermeer Quotes
When you describe a character's dream, it has to be sharper than reality in some way and more meaningful. It has to somehow speak to plot, character, and all the rest.
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It's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.
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I had this 'War and Peace' thing of wanting to experience war as a kind of incredible human enterprise. I even applied to Officer Candidate School. Then the practical side of me kicked in and I thought, 'I really don't want to get drafted.' So I went down to the physical and checked every psychological disorder and drug on the medical history form.
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What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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Jose Mourinho is a big star... he's cool.
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I played a lot of squash for a lot of years.
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I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I am prepared for any crisis.
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I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life.
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I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.
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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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How dull it is to have people defining you.
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Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.
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Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel.
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Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.
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Most good roles are written for young men. We are fixated on youth. So however much people say there is nothing wrong with being bald, the reality is once the hair is gone, you might not get the parts.
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I think it is quite untrue that it is standard journalistic practice to name the interviewer when quoting from an interview.
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Preach or proselytize for Christianity in much of the Islamic world, and you are a candidate for martyrdom. Practice freedom of speech in Xi Jinping's China, and you can wind up in a cell.
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I want to be really, really clear about this. It doesn't mean that everyone or even the majority of people who voted for Donald Trump are racist or white supremacists or anything like that. But what it means is that it's not a mistake that Trump began his campaign with birthersism .
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The appalling reality in American politics today is that, when ideology and money mix, truth is a mere inconvenience.
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At some point in your career, maybe you, too, have made the life-altering decision to start anew. If so, you know first-hand how exciting, challenging, and sometimes disorienting the first 30, 60, 90 days can be.
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There is an ideal standard somewhere and only that matters and I cannot find it. Hence the aimlessness.
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When you describe a character's dream, it has to be sharper than reality in some way and more meaningful. It has to somehow speak to plot, character, and all the rest.
