Gail Carriger Quotes
I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.
Quotes to Explore
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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I'm such a stereotypical female learner in that I love social studies and love literature, and I always struggled with math and science.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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We did a remake of Lost in Space. Filmed it in London for four months.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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I got into politics because I was tired of complaining.
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Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.
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I'm the eldest at 51, and if the Stones can drag themselves around once more, then there's a few more albums in us.
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We all serve a purpose. My purpose isn't to be rejected. My purpose isn't to think small or to be introverted. This door closed is literally pushing me to the next door.
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Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them.
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I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.
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I recognize myself to be an intensely naive person. Most novelists are, despite frequent pretensions to deep socio-political insight.
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All that hullabaloo about somebody's net worth is just stupid, and it's made my life a lot more complex and difficult.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore.
Garry Kasparov
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It was strange: I never had an interest in school because from an early age I knew the only thing I wanted to do was to play music! So I didn't feel so bad not going into school when I was supposed to be there - why do I need Latin, geography, physical education, etc., and to get beaten on a daily basis?
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Women and girls, men and boys all share the right to live free of violence, which is, unfortunately, experienced by both men and women. Women and girls, however, disproportionately experience violence due to a deeply rooted global culture of gender discrimination.
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It’s easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time.
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A lot of the music I write is about love. Sometimes I won't understand how I am feeling until I write a song about it.
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I breastfed my son for 13 months, and I plan to do at least the same with my daughter. That's an amazing thing for babies, but it's also really good for the mother because it regulates your body again after pregnancy.
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I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.
