Nancy Farmer Quotes
I started writing 'The Lord of Opium' in 2008 and produced about 80 pages before disaster struck. Three eye operations nearly put an end to my career.
 
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	I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.   
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	I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food.   
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	The scene that has raised the most objections in 'The Interview' is at the very end, when Kim's head dissolves into flames. To me, it feels gratuitous.   
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	I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.   
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	I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.   
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	My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as an opportunity for growing closer together as a culture and as a world.   
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	I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.   
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	Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.   
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	The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'   
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	It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.   
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	I've used a cellphone exactly twice. Things move on. The world changes. And I don't know it.   
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	I had stories that needed more space than the hour and a half or two hours a movie gives you.   
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	Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.   
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	You have a new role: family caregiver. It's a role nobody applies for. You don't expect it. You won't be prepared. You probably won't even identify yourself as a caregiver.   
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	Folks like me have to feel a little indebted to the communities that they came from. And if they do, I think we'll start to see a little bit more of a geographic integration in the country because people will start to think, 'You know what? I owe that place something, and I should return to it in one form or another.'   
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	Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.   
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	My workouts include aerobic exercise for a healthy cardiovascular system; strength training to maintain muscle tone and bone density; core strength exercise for a stable mid-section; and stretching to maintain mobility.   
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	I think everyone evolves over the years, but I have always had the silhouette that I know suits me. I am never going to wear a frothy, poufy thing that sticks out because I have found a style that works for me, and I stick with it.   
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	But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.   
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	Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind.   
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	I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.   
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	Writing for me is cutting out the fat and getting to the meaning.   
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	I started writing 'The Lord of Opium' in 2008 and produced about 80 pages before disaster struck. Three eye operations nearly put an end to my career.   
 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					