Garth Risk Hallberg Quotes
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I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.
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I'm not a beatnik. I'm a Catholic.
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The possibility that a provincial town could win the League completely bucks the trend.
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The only thing I change mainly is my sneakers. I love sneakers. But everything's sort of black or jeans. Jeans, always.
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Most activism is brought about by us ordinary people.
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I saw 'On The Town' about nine times. I discovered it. I loved it. I was in college.
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I sort of went into the TV thing kicking and screaming.
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The game of discontent has its rules, and he who disregards them cheats. It is not permitted to you to wish to add another's advantages or possessions to your own; you are permitted only to wish to be another.
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I think you need a little fat in your diet.
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I like to live a healthy life.
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..the sort of white crepe dough with which the person is thickly buttered in the 'Haute Pâtes' series, Dubuffet made in 1946 was, by its proximity to the tar, dyed the color of burnt bread like a used Meerschaum pipe.
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With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed - that's sort of the root of age.
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People have to go through what they have to go through. I think in some cases you sort of bring things on yourself and that's what you want it to be than that's the way it is.
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Hold on, Claire Bear! Next stop, Crazytown!
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I knew my own situation, my own town, and I knew I had it in my hand. Once I got it, I knew I could do things that no civil rights march ever did.
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It would be wonderful to think that the future is unknown and sort of surprising.
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But I've also been around this town long enough to know that when nobody is calling you and saying, 'Hang in there,' that isn't a great signal either.
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The first day of 'The Town' was one of the most satisfying days of my career.
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I think that setting a novel in a small town taps into a sense of nostalgia among readers. People tend to believe life is different in small towns, and frankly, it is different.
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This is kind of weird, but I eat lemons with salt as snack. They're so good!
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Margaret Thatcher drove us like there was no tomorrow. But I think there is a genuine feeling now that this macho, workaholic, earn lots of money way of life has run its course. There has been a shift in attitude. People are looking for a more balanced approach.
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I am bound by the texts of the Bible, my conscience is captive to the Word of God, I neither can nor will recant anything, since it is neither right nor safe to act against my conscience.
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At 14 and 15, I was sort of my town's resident beatnik.
