Hanya Yanagihara Quotes
I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did.
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
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The world is too violent right now.
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With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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The situation is quite serious - groundwater is important source for water use, including drinking water, and if it gets contaminated, it's very costly and difficult to clean.
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My role models are people who can do things; I say to myself, 'I wish I could do that.'
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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Boys wear their hearts on their sleeves. Even when they're trying to pull one over on you they're so transparent. Like men.
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Hot girls have so many options. Sitting at home alone any night of the week and searching the Internet for a dude is on zero hot girls' agendas. So they're definitely not coming after you.
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My dad was really complex, and I was raised by that. My mom is really bright - very book bright - and so those things collide... I learned that I could put all of that stuff together in the world of acting, and I could make a dollar at it.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.
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When I was releasing EPs by myself, I was generating royalties. And when I signed, I thought I'd put those royalties into other artists. And interestingly, streaming is most of the income for those artists.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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I can't write if someone else is in the house, not even the cleaning woman.
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God was conceived of a most pure Virgin … it was fitting that the virgin should be radiant with a purity so great that a greater purity cannot be conceived.
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With every moon it is as though you're getting closer to your soul And then you go alone and with no fear Then you will know That it was like this before we had to go And you will find that you were blind Until you saw these lights glowing in your nights.
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When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have.
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The Constitution is clear, Article I, Section 8, power vetted in Congress to declare war. If you go back to the founding documents of this nation, the decision of going to war was to be made by people closest to the ground - the elected officials - to make those decisions.
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I think at first I didn't tell anyone I was writing something because I found so tedious the people who did.
