Jenny Han Quotes
Whenever I was trying to get over a boy, I would write him a really long, wrought letter - but never mail it.
Quotes to Explore
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I have nothing but love in my heart and everything I say is just an instrument for laughs.
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Character, I am sure, lies in the genes.
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It's been a long slog back, and we've still got a long way to go.
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I don't have a disregard for my reader in humor pieces.
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We talk about feelings. And about sex. And about bodies, and their gratification, violation, repair, decoration, deferred, maybe permanently deferred, mortality. Feelings are a bodily thing, and respecting them is called, is, kindness.
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Over the years, humans have managed to incorporate nearly every element, light and weighty, common and obscure, into our daily lives. And given how small atoms are and how many of them there are all around us, it's almost certain that your body has at least brushed against an atom of every single natural element on the periodic table.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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I've always been very in tune to my voice and to other people's voices and how they express themselves vocally. And I always loved accents and dialects - I collected them like stamps.
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I feel like I'd have a different approach to football now after doing music.
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It took me a long time to film the plastic bag, and then I had to get the cut of the scene right. But if you find it as beautiful as the character does, then suddenly it becomes a different movie, and so did he as a character.
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Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love doing.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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In 1991, few North Koreans had ever used a telephone. You had to go to a post office to make a phone call.
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There's nothing wrong with looking like a woman and going in the workplace and doing everything a man can do but looking 1,000 percent like a lady.
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People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.
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We have these old fashioned ideas. For instance, here in America, we talk about democracy - but we don't have a democracy. There are elements of a democracy.
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I only get to spend about six to eight weeks in Australia now and I really miss my family and friends.
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I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's.
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Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
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Sometimes your dreams come true, and it's a real drag.
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People who know how much they're worth aren't usually worth that much.
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From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.
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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
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Whenever I was trying to get over a boy, I would write him a really long, wrought letter - but never mail it.
