Rachel Caine Quotes
It's an illusion, control," Naomi said. "You ought to understand that by now, young Claire. We are never in control of our destinies, even the strongest of us. All we can hope to do is not be too badly damaged by events.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life.
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The most amazing thing about Karl Lagerfeld is that no matter what you ask him, you will always get an interesting answer. We even exchanged notes about ponytails.
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It's so important to get your skin to look even, whether it's with a MAC Cosmetics glow, a Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, or even just a solid foundation. Start off with a good prep and a good primer.
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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When I was rising eighteen I persuaded my parents to let me return to Australia and at least see whether I could adapt myself to life on the land before going up to Cambridge.
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I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.
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Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.
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The thing that has always struck me is that there has always been a bit of a hole at YouTube when it comes to authenticity, human emotion, fun and play.
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Because I'm in an adult world and I'm really working, my age is just a number. It's not really who I am.
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I don't consider myself a musician. I'm an artist.
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Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
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In some weird, warped way, I'm actually convinced that if I got mugged, I could probably take out the guy.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, 'I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall... For a control freak, it's hard.
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Lost are we, and are only so far punished, That without hope we live on in desire.
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The most serious blow suffered by the colonized is being removed from history and from the community. Colonization usurps any free role in either war or peace, every decision contributing to his destiny and that of the world, and all cultural and social responsibility.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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His generals were ready; his sons were. It remained to be seen whether the Arab nations were ready to meet them in war. In their arrogance, they had invited annihilation.
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It's an illusion, control," Naomi said. "You ought to understand that by now, young Claire. We are never in control of our destinies, even the strongest of us. All we can hope to do is not be too badly damaged by events.
