Gene Wolfe Quotes
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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The European Union will continue to fully support multilateral global governance based on international law, human rights, and strong international institutions.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I still enjoy doing the things I've always done, like going to a monthly dance party at a club downtown.
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Whenever I visited China in the past, the relationships always felt superficial; there was no time where I felt those moments of conflict and delight that make you feel close to another person. But since I started touring there in 2004, I would always collaborate with local musicians, and that opened up a new level of intimacy.
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Long for me as I for you, forgetting, what will be inevitable, the long black aftermath of pain.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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There was a time where I thought I could only date vegans. I was wrong because I was missing the fact that somebody should be right for me first, instead of just having similar values.
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People look at me, they know I've appeared in costume dramas and they automatically assume I must be a Tory, I must be a certain type of person.
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I know about the sweet home. I went to school with 'em boys, what became Lynyrd Skynyrd; I knew Allen Collins, the skinny girl-beautiful guitarist. I put Allen Collins in every travel piece I do. Travel writing is harrowing, going to Bermuda with a banjo on my knee.
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The atmosphere at my school was very competitive. Young girls were competing with each other every day for status, for leadership, for the affection of the teachers. I hated it.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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So, it looks like we rebuild the village and blow it apart a few more times.
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A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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Many parts of the granite statues were found, the most important of which had features close to Ramses II. The statue needs some restoration and weighs between four and five tons.
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Microsoft is engaging in unlawful predatory practices that go well beyond the scope of fair competition.
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I've always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure.
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I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type.
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I think the universe is pure geometry - basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time.
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We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor.
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I definitely have had fights with best friends. Some of them have led to me and said friend not being friends anymore, but it always turned out to be for the better. I think if you fight with someone, and you can just never reconcile, that just goes to show that maybe you shouldn't have been friends in the first place.
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There is more to be learned from any good teacher than the subject taught.
