Hanya Yanagihara Quotes
I think fiction writers should work. If you have a job and are not living off advances or grants, you never have to make concessions in your writing, ever.
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
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I just like to stay a little quiet and just do my own thing. If I win a little more, I think I'll get a little bit more attention.
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I made sacrifices willingly; it was what I did best.
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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I don't try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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I grew up in uptown Jamaica; I went to a rich school. I was raised by my mother and my stepfather; they made sure education came before anything. I had a good childhood, grew up spending time with my bigger brothers and sisters. My people are good people. I was exposed to a lot of different kinds of people and culture.
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The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works.
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I don't take pleasure in anyone's demise, really.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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Find a type of exercise that you love - whether it's dance, soccer, softball, anything - just as long as it keeps you active. If you love it, you'll dedicate yourself to it and stay involved.
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I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society and state in which we live.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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I loved 'White Christmas' for the music aspect. I was into musical theater.
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I guess you can look at Fleetwood Mac as the 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' movies and my solo career as indie films.
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Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.
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If the inmates of Guantanamo want to make their nests in Uruguay, they can do it.
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Life and art had a nice parallel, in the sense of coming together as strangers who are separate in prison who need to work together, getting to know each other.
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I think fiction writers should work. If you have a job and are not living off advances or grants, you never have to make concessions in your writing, ever.
