Ashlyn Harris Quotes
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I was 47 when I got pregnant. I'd been trying for a couple of years and thought it would never happen.
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I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
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I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.
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I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart of the idea. There may be practical considerations, but a country cannot exist without an ethos, and Jerusalem is an ethos.
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In my books, there is no 'ugly duckling turning into a beautiful swan' syndrome because if you look at the Hansel and Gretel syndrome, it was a mistake. It wasn't a duckling, it was a cygnet, and that's why it turned into a swan. The duckling should with any luck turn into a nice clucking duck and get on with its life. Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!
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You're not a baby boomer if you don't have a visceral recollection of a Kennedy and a King assassination, a Beatles breakup, a U.S. defeat in Vietnam, and a Watergate.
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I'm one of those actresses that really enjoys staying home with my children. To be told you've got to get to work, it is just unbelievable what it does to you.
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At some particular time, when I was 14 years old, I've done something that people didn't expect.
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No matter where you are on the political spectrum, libraries make sense. It's such a small investment. Every dollar supporting a library system returns five dollars to the community.
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I am nearly the worst role model for a healthy person. To me, a healthy person is someone in balance. Sometimes you eat hamburgers, sometimes salad; sometimes you move, sometimes you don't. I eat more healthily than unhealthily, but I do sometimes eat unhealthy food.
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I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.
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You can instill fear in your kids and get them to mind, but they won't function better in the world and your relationship will suffer greatly.
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While I have the greatest respect for the Supreme Court's members, I cannot claim familiarity with any particular judicial philosophies the justices might possess.
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You do what is manageable, and you do it well rather than trying to do a thousand things just a little bit OK.
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Yeah - I wanna be the sister to Khaleesi in 'Game of Thrones.' I wanna be a dragon lady; that would be really fun!
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In my opinion, the Warren Commission's investigation has to be considered the most comprehensive investigation of a crime in history.
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Our parents were just brilliant parents who encouraged us to do whatever we wanted to do.
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Well, I don't give it out very often, but I reject the notion that you have to be a practitioner to give good advice.
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My style advice to other girls is to be experimental but always have a 'home base' and stick with your comfort style.
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I discovered that writing was very nice indeed when I was very young, and I never changed. I don't think my style has changed very much at all - though I hope what I say is a bit more interesting. It's about getting to know a character and loving them, I think.
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80% of people's problems are about how they feel about themselves.
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We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.
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I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
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Style is everything. You look good; you feel good.
