Sarah Addison Allen Quotes
People always say life is too short for regrets. But the truth is, it's too long.
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My career is a black comedy of sorts. I spent a lot of time explaining myself to various different groups. But more and more, I'm finding that the desire to communicate, which all these audiences share, is a powerful thing.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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It's not that we poor men are so powerful to be able to banish the devil. It's that God gives us the power.
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I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important.
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'Castle' isn't really affected emotionally by murder. He's thrilled about, 'Oh, my God, I wonder how this happened?'
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I think I have more patience now than I did in the past.
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If you just did a horror tone throughout an entire movie you almost, as an audience, can get a little bit used to it. But if you're laughing one minute and, you know, somebody's doing something quite horrific the next minute, it's a little more shocking.
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My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
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I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
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I get recognized in the street really frequently, which is really shocking. I'm excruciatingly wary of any female under the age of 19. Even when some of them come up to me, they're usually very cordial, nice and polite.
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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could.
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Now I'm standing alone in a crowded roomAnd we're not speaking.And I'm dyin' to know:Is it killing youLike it's killing me?Yeah.I don't know what to say since a twist of fate, when it all broke downAnd the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.
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Man must not be turned into a chicken or a rat as in the well-known experiments in which elation is induced electrically through electrodes inserted into the brain. Related to this is the question of the ever-increasing use of tranquilizers and anti-depressants, legal and illegal narcotics, and so forth.
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Don't call me a saint. I don't want to be dismissed so easily.
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I use humor instead of getting into that whole yes and no thing all the time. It's about just getting them to laugh rather than getting in power struggles.
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America used to have a strong 'moral safety net' for its people. Today that net is badly frayed, not only because families are disintegrating but also because the church doesn't play the same role that it once did in many Americans' lives.
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I can guarantee you that at least 90% of my people that are my age group in Nigeria - who are considered the youth - had no clue about how Nigeria, the real origins of Nigeria.
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There are some important questions for Syria to answer and to deal with.
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I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego.
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People always say life is too short for regrets. But the truth is, it's too long.
