N. K. Jemisin Quotes
I was beginning to understand, a little. 'Is that why you’re a usurer?'Madding chuckled. 'I prefer the term investor. And my rates are perfectly fair, thank you.''Drug dealer, then.''I prefer the term independent apothecary-'
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I went from living in the Dominican Republic - every day, my mom and I would cook, or we'd go hang out with the kids - to flying a private jet to Chicago with Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. People had champagne, and they were going to these amazing restaurants. It was a culture shock. It's important, I think, to have that. To see both sides.
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I've been accused of having very long ingredient lists, and I guess there's some truth in that.
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Loser lit antiheroes aren't well intentioned or earnest; they don't care whether you like them or not. They're self-mocking, ironic and inventive; they narrate their downfalls with manic wordplay, rampant metaphors, wisecracks, and escalating flights of spleen-fueled lyricism.
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It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.
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In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird.
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Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.
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The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.
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By trade, I am a software programmer, so I never really had any experience with movies before. I started out with 'Paranormal Activity.'
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I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
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I just wanted to rollerblade at Union Square.
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It really comes down to being able to inspire others by being comfortable with yourself. You have to show girls that everyone is different; everyone has things they don't like, but they work it and walk the runway.
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I love dressing up for events; to me it's almost like wearing a costume for the evening.
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If the Knesset is a temple, then Feiglin is the idol. A Knesset where Feiglin presides is an impure Knesset.
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I could sing in English before I could understand it because I phonetically learned it from the musicals.
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As humans, we're going to make mistakes. It's what makes us human, and most of the time, the most effective way of learning is from a mistake.
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Pop knew absolutely nothing about pro football.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.
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That time is important. It gives a comforting illusion of permanence not found in running by the mile.
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'See, there’s a bit of a problem here. It’s true that editors are always begging for something new and different, but if you’re dumb enough to try to give it to them they don’t recognize it. When they ask for ‘different,’ what they mean is something right down the good old ‘different’ groove.'
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No rebellious heart is ever at ease with paths established by others.
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I have this famous joke that I use: Why was God able to create Heaven and Earth in seven days and seven nights? Because he didn't have installed customers and legacy technology to worry about.
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Why should beauty be suspect?
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I was beginning to understand, a little. 'Is that why you’re a usurer?'Madding chuckled. 'I prefer the term investor. And my rates are perfectly fair, thank you.''Drug dealer, then.''I prefer the term independent apothecary-'
