Meg Cabot Quotes
When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither in fiction nor non-fiction.
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I won't ever direct a film. And I certainly won't write an autobiography. Only self-obsessed people want to write or talk about themselves!
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We who were born were not witnesses to our birth: like death, it is something we are forever after trying to catch sight of.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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I've completely fallen in love with the U.K., and I'd love to spend a couple of months a year there.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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High IQ individuals don't like surprises and are pessimistic, because it's logical.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Australia is an island surrounded by water. My fondest memories growing up were trips to the beach, walking around the harbor and playing in the beautiful parks.
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I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
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You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote.
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I've always been very tied to language.
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In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
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Maybe because I bat aggressively and go for big hits at times, people tend to remember my batting. But I have always done well as a stumper, too.
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What would ultimately de-escalate the challenges of society would be for people to get educated, especially for more women to be educated because when more women are educated, they invest much more of their time and income in ensuring that the next generation would perform even more than they have done.
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Once you lose your parents, you get this numbness, this feeling of having to really be able to connect yourself with someone. I depended on my brothers for that connection, but to have that feeling of being taken care of... I lost it when my parents passed away.
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I have matured a lot.
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In almost every photograph I have ever made, there is something I would do to complete it. I take that to be the spirit hole or the deliberate mistake that's in a Navajo rug to not be godlike, but to be human.
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I think I've done everything on 'The X Factor' apart from the cleaning.
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No one is accountable anymore for anything.
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Individual capitalists, in short, necessarily act in such a way as to de-stabilize capitalism.
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A man protesting against error is on the way towards uniting himself with all men that believe in truth.
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When I did see the story of Persephone, I was really drawn to it. Persephone, the goddess of spring, was kept from Olympus by her mother, Demeter, because Demeter was very worried that the gods of Olympus would do something terrible to her.
