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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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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I'm not a big TV guy, but I love either 'Auction Hunters' or those repo shows on truTV. It's really just glorified 'Jerry Springer' is all it is. Every now and then, it's just mindless entertainment. We'll be on the bus, and we'll laugh at it. Those are my guilty pleasures.
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At least for me personally, drugs aren't an essential part of having a surreal experience, or what you might call a higher experience.
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The shot clock and the 3-pointer have made the game more exciting. It's opened up the game offensively. It keeps teams in the game and also forces coaches to coach differently.
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Humanity has to start noticing that we are One. We are connected with the net of beings who are the life of this planet - and before we take them all down, we ought to see what we can do to preserve this unique and extraordinary family. That's what I think the wounded healer would do. We're all wounded in one way or another. The question is, can we heal?
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Well, there's nothing more touching than putting a smile on a kid's face when you can.
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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.
