Gene Wolfe Quotes
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Though many people said there is no joint border between Turkey and Montenegro, it feels like we are next to each other. We are in the same neighborhood.
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You know sometimes when you're in a really bad mood and you're not sure why? That's how I get sometimes.
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Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.
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I'd say the best is when I was in Africa, I saw a hippo in a house. Someone had a pet hippo. And they're meant to be one of the most dangerous animals on the planet, and they had one that was sort of just wandering in and out of their house, just sort of roaming about.
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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.
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The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable.
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While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.
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Talking to people from the heart matters, and it's unfortunately something brands have forgotten about. Celebrity endorsement deals try to gain recognition for brands, but at their core, what matters is if the celebrity truly backs the brand.
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I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through his motion, and tried to follow it all the way out of his hand, all the way to home plate.
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Over time, a successful company will acquire much in the way of resources and momentum, and these things often insulate it from reality once it has stopped being successful.
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I didn't grow up listening to country music. I pretty much grew up rebelling against country music.
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I don't do anything but sleep, when I'm not working. I have no life. I'm no fun. All I want to do is sleep and get ready for the next day. It's awesome.
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There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.
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I've been working through Maurice Druon's 'Accursed Kings' series. They come highly recommended from George R. R. Martin, and for good reason.
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I'm not a feminist that hates men by any means.
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It's terrifying, social media. It terrifies me.
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I haven't really done a lot of comedy. It's something that terrifies me.
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I'm absolutely amazed when some people say I am either hard or uncaring, because it's so utterly untrue. I can't say it because, if you say you are caring, it's like saying, ‘I'm a very modest person.’ Nobody believes you.
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In graduate school, I was a student of E.L. Doctorow, and he had us read 'Moby-Dick' in a week.
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When I was coming up in high school, if you wanted to be in the musical it was during the winter, so I had to choose between playing basketball or being in the musical. And I ended up playing basketball.
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If the law is a bad law, there is always the contingent right to take action that you would not otherwise take.
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The best way to be thought honest is to be honest.
