John Crowley Quotes
Realistic novels simply pretend that the rules of their invented worlds are identical to the rules of actual life, but that's a ruse.
Quotes to Explore
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God doesn't want us to merely sit around dreaming about things we can do and be. That's a good place to start, but a poor place to stop. God wants us to turn our dreams into action.
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
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It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.
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I'm not a gun person by any stretch of the imagination, and it's not something I feel comfortable participating in.
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In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
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The greatest thing about being in a band, and the strength of having companionship and collaboration, is also the thing that makes a band break up because then you begin to feel confined. Like, who am I as an individual, as a writer, as a performer?
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Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold.
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Filipinos are not worse than any other colonized people except that our colonization was a little longer, and the independence movement was always dictated in political terms, never in social ones. We borrowed terms, but we didn't understand them.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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Excellence always sells.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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Going vegetarian - and then vegan - has calmed me down, and it has also made me physically and emotionally strong. I do crave meat once in a while, but I find that spiritually, non-vegetarian food works against my emotional health.
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A laugh is a terrible weapon.
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My life is studded with a series of coincidences.
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You couldn't pay me enough to be a law enforcement officer. Their job is a tough job. You have to solve people's problems, you have to baby-sit people, you have to always be doing this cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys. My respect for them is immense.
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Forward movement is a good thing, but I always include that it's not enough, and we have to have a base where we can truly build. That cannot be done inside of the corporate, establishment political parties.
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Custom is second nature.
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Divina Natura dedit agros, ars humana ædificavit urbes.
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Realistic novels simply pretend that the rules of their invented worlds are identical to the rules of actual life, but that's a ruse.
