Nancy Kress Quotes
How many times have you opened a book, read the first few sentences and made a snap decision about whether to buy it? When it's your book that's coming under this casual-but-critical scrutiny, you want the reader to be instantly hooked. The way to accomplish this is to create compelling opening sentences.
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My favorite thing about playing a vampire is the stunts. It's just a new, fun thing to do. Especially as a girl, being able to be all dolled up in heels and little outfits and be able to kick boys' butts, I think it's a really fun, make-believe world to play.
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I want to do roles that take women a step farther. I don't want to be slotted into anything. But if I get a brilliant role which requires me to be a mother, then I will do it. But I want people to see that a woman could be anything at whatever age, even if she is married or has two kids.
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There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.
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I love Bridget Fonda.
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We're traditional and don't do cutting-edge styles, but after 17 years we're holding our own.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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Cornwall bears a certain resemblance to Italy: each is like a leg or boot, but Italy stands a-tiptoe to the south, whereas Cornwall is thrust out to the west. But, whereas Italy is kicking Sicily as a football, Cornwall has but the shattered group of the Scilly Isles at its toe.
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Compared to how I have raced before and how I have competed, the success that I have had, this does look like doom compared to it.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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I have always found photography magical, and became more taken with it whilst modeling.
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Feminism was about making women's lives less constrained and giving them more choices.
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Life is not about dwelling on the bad.
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When I got a million subscribers, it just sort of snowballed from there because a lot more people show interest. They're like, 'Who's this? They've got a million subscribers; maybe I'll like their channel.'
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In all fields of creativity you see the result of work that has become habit. Where the creative impulse has become flaccid or has died out altogether, and yet because it is our work and our life we continue to do it.
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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I have a wonderful husband, and we have had a great life.
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Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.
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I wouldn't say I was bullied, but I was definitely a bit of an outcast. It was more the kids thinking I thought I was cool. I started homeschooling in fifth grade, and I was much happier.
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Self esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.
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There is inspiration all around us.
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I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things.
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I grew up in Germany for a little while, and all my German friends said that Seattle, weather and energy-wise, is a lot like West Germany. It's true.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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How many times have you opened a book, read the first few sentences and made a snap decision about whether to buy it? When it's your book that's coming under this casual-but-critical scrutiny, you want the reader to be instantly hooked. The way to accomplish this is to create compelling opening sentences.
