John Tavener Quotes
I think I've been very lucky all my life because the writing and the faith seem to go together.
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The tragedy of all of this is that it happened to me and it shouldn't have happened. It ruined my life and my career. That's the tragedy of this.
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My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
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There's something about the silence of people listening to someone or watching someone - I just... I love that.
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Katie Holmes is really amazing.
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People who live in a glass house have to answer the door.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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I am trying my best to strike a balance. How many hours a day can I work? I work for 12-15 hours a day; it gets very strenuous. I balance between Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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I watch vlogs on YouTube. I watch Jenna Marbles a lot - I think she's really funny - and a lady called Daily Grace.
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Vegetarians in general don't like me.
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The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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I get a lot of letters that say, 'I'm a normal, down-to-earth girl. I love to cook, and I love sports.' What I also get are letters from a whole bunch of moms saying, 'My daughter is awesome,' and, 'My daughter is a great daughter.'
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I had a lovely, feral, free childhood - out and then come back when you're hungry or it gets too dark. I feel slightly cruel that I'm not offering my children the same.
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Writing has never been that simple for me.
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It's the coolest part about writing music. I don't know how other people work, but so much is derived from some amalgamation of all these different songs that I love. That's why they jump all over the place.
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So much of life is a negotiation - so even if you're not in business, you have opportunities to practice all around you.
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It seems like I don't have a lot of time for all the things I need to do. I'm spreading myself fairly thin. I have responsibilities to my children. I have a big staff that works for me. And when you have a staff, and I'm sure you know this, you're always concerned with everybody's life all the time.
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The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive-destructive.
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I think I've been very lucky all my life because the writing and the faith seem to go together.
