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've never taken drugs. My drug, I suppose, is drink. I never drink before I sing, but I do make up for it when I come off!
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But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery.
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'I will say this once.' Edward turned to the others. 'I’m in command on this mission. Do not, at any time, attempt to wrest control from me. If what you see dismays you, avert your eyes.'
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God is not the mere dead conception to which we have thus given utterance, but he is in himself pure Life.
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I left school at 16 and my mother got me a job as a trainee wine taster. But one day I followed some girls into St Martin's art school and saw a voluptuous woman sitting on a stool being sketched. I decided to get myself fired.
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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.
