Amelia Gray Quotes
Writing is an outlet, but it’s not an outlet of escape. People keep a journal when they want to escape. I write to rub my face in it.
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The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.
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I've always written songs that were confessional, acoustic, wordy - my writing style matches my personality. The music always has to match the mouth it comes out of.
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I know what women want. They want to be beautiful.
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I never let anything stop me from doing what I want to do.
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Classic cable TV may have hit its peak, but it's still a huge force, and the streaming apps of many cable networks still require you to authenticate that you're a paying cable customer every time you want to use a new such TV app.
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If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.
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I'm the youngest of five girls, and I don't know about you, but it's really hard to be heard when you have five women. I've always been this loud and over the top as a person because I just want to be heard.
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I like writing flawed women, and being one, it's something I feel I can write with some veracity and authority.
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Black people were very angry with me for writing the book. A lot of people didn't believe me, or didn't want to believe me, and that used to really bother me. It was a very painful and difficult time.
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I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me.
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I'm the type of person who doesn't want to sit alone in a restaurant or bar.
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When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster.
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'Float On' was a fine song, but I was still writing the lyrics on the last day we were working on it and deciding if it was something we wanted to put on the record.
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Well, actually, I manage a couple of stock portfolios or funds or whatever you want to call 'em, and I think I've done relatively well with them.
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I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
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My dad read the Bible ten times, and I want to do it in my lifetime. But it's definitely tough getting through.
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You have to accept the storms and the rainy days and the things in life that you sometimes don't want to face.
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I want to go where I'm the difference. I want to make something out of nothing. I want to be the reason someone is great.
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I'm still going to sing these songs because trap is a type of music very popular in the streets, and people want to hear it.
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It's assumed that if you're a woman, you want to be the prettiest version of yourself. It always put me in a bad mood. It was like, "OK, I'm successful. I'm supposed to be happy. Well, why aren't I happy?" Part of the problem was that my looked-at-ness had become a priority over my art making. Over and over again it was like, "I don't have time for this. I want to work." I love writing. I don't love somebody putting false eyelashes on me.
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Cricket is just something that I am good at, just like various people are good at various things. What's lucky is that cricket gets enormous publicity.
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I'd always avoided stuff like 'Where are they now?' or 'Whatever happened to?' Just 'No thanks, thanks for calling.' You tell me, have you ever seen a 'Whatever happened to' where they seemed anything but pathetic?
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Writing is an outlet, but it’s not an outlet of escape. People keep a journal when they want to escape. I write to rub my face in it.
