Garth Risk Hallberg Quotes
Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.
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I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.
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If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
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Now I am not against widgets, those small third-party applications that people can put on their Web pages on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, in general.
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I'd like to think a baseball picture is somewhere in my future.
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
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I like to do things quickly because I'm easily bored.
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People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas.
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There's a lot of comedy in 'The Guest,' so it was a bit more fun in a sense - it wasn't so heavy like 'It Follows.'
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It's been tough for me being away from the game.
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I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.
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You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.
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A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.
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We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
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No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
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With a disaster like global warming, it's too late to worry about when it's looming except to figure out how to adapt to it.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.
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When Pakistan was carved out of India's rib in 1947, it was assumed by some that Bollywood's Muslim stars would defect to the new state and thus boost the Lahore film industry. But Lollywood did not happen.
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My advice to any teenager would be don't try too hard - just get on with it. That's what I did. Have fun; enjoy life.
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Shakespeare is a permanent presence in the English letters.
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I don't want to be my extravert self all the time.
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Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters in the book as opposed to hypothetical situations, or as opposed to opening up about themselves, unless they really want to.
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It is frustrating, but all I can do is just keep winning, and hopefully, people will stand up and take notice eventually.
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Reading was not just an escape or a Band-Aid; it was a deep form of feeling seen and recognized, and being able to see and recognize other kindred spirits. My dad was a writer, too, which also likely had something to do with that.
