Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Every person draws a map that shows themselves at the center. But that does not mean that no other countries exist.
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There's the person that's the addict, and then there's the person that's who you are.
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If I have caused just one person to wipe away a tear of laughter, that's my reward.
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Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
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I'm a family guy, so I would love to have a family; I would love to find that perfect person to have a family with.
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I'm a really heavy sleeper. When I wake up I'm a terrible morning person.
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Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism.
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I've always considered myself a fairly romantic person. I believe in love and falling in love at a young age.
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He who calls a person a fascist for opposing independence is not only wrong but putting themselves on the same level as those who call us Nazis for wanting independence.
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I'm not a party person.
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Being a father is the most important thing, if you ask me. It changed me as a person and gave me an all new life.
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When elites see a homeless person in the gutter, they assume he's saving a parking place.
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For me, I'm not a jealous person. That's just not my thing. You have to have trust in your relationship.
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I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward.
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I'm not really the type of person who wears my heart on my sleeve. I keep everything inside.
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God wants you well. God wants you prosperous. God wants you a whole person.
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I am an Armani and a Dolce & Gabbana kind of a person.
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If it were not for the bad things that've happened to me, I wouldn't be the person I am today.
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I'm the most competitive person you'll ever meet.
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Everyone asks me about being so worried or thinking about existence as if I'm the only person who can't understand why a tree grows the way it does or why a person is in power when they're not that great. These are questions everyone has.
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As far as I know, there is no proof whatever of the existence of an objective reality apart from our senses, and I do not see why we should accept the outside world as such solely by virtue of our senses.
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I am a vegan out of my love and respect for animals, as well as respect for myself.
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When I returned to partial life my face was wet with tears. How long that state of insensibility had lasted I cannot say. I had no means now of taking account of time. Never was solitude equal to this, never had any living being been so utterly forsaken.
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Miranda Lambert is actually mixing the singer-songwriter philosophy with the commercial country mindset. And I find it just inspiring. My hat's off completely, because she's pulling it off, and I couldn't figure out a way to do it.
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Every person draws a map that shows themselves at the center. But that does not mean that no other countries exist.
