Hanya Yanagihara Quotes
What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
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I don't think even one per cent of the people in this world explore more than 10 per cent of all that this world has to offer. That's a shame!
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Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.
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When people think of me, I want them to think of a travel show host who's really funny and good at his job, and I think eventually the CP won't even play into it, or at least that's the goal.
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I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.
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It's all about destiny. That's why people look at the zodiac or the I Ching - because there's a certain order to life, and that order has been lived since the beginning of time. No matter what you do, you're going to live inside of it.
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There are no rebels in the cinema business.
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I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist after that film. And then, after I did 'Bird,' it was more solidified.
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That's the thing I like about my sound. It's real raw and very unsafe compared to a solid state kind of sound.
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In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English was big for me.
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Just because you used one set on one guy and had success doesn't mean you can use that exact set, that exact timing, the next time.
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One of the things, one of the things that really got to me was the thing in Houston where you had the government, the mayor actually, trying to get the sermons of ministers. When the government tries to invade the church to enforce its own opinion on marriage, that's when it's time to resist.
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Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.
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The thing that I took away as an early fan from Bob Dylan was the storytelling aspects. He can tell some wicked stories.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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The point of writing my name to you is that I see who you are, you see who I am... and that's what it's about.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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I'm a huge historical fiction and non-fiction fan.
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I don't care about how much other actors get.
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Care and pity are two different things.
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In this business, you get an opportunity, and you pounce on it.
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Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
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It is always good to explore the stuff you don't agree with, to try and understand a different lifestyle or foreign worldview. I like to be challenged in that way, and always end up learning something I didn't know.
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Commissions add up, taxes are a big drag, margin ain't cheap. A good accountant costs money as well. The math on this one is obvious, yet investors often fail to recognize it: Keep your costs low and your turnover lower, and you will win in the end.
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What any writer hopes for is that the reader will stick with you to the end of the contract and that there is a level of submission on the reader's part.
