Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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Whatever you have a passion for, then you must do. If you want to write, write about something you know about.
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I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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Well, all I can say is, it's a day-by-day program, and so I'm very worried about relapsing, but I don't know. I don't want to use. I don't want to go back to that place because nothing good came of it. It was super dark; it's not nice.
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I definitely don't want to do drama. I'm not looking to branch out into that world.
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If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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You want to know what judicial activism is? Judicial activism is judges imposing their policy preferences on the words of the Constitution.
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I really make sure that my girls understand the importance of education. I don't want them to be spoilt and only know private school kids. I want them to behave well by example.
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The whole European Federal plan is ridiculous. We are patriotic. The single currency is an outrage. We want the Queen's head - or the King's head, if we have a king - on our own coins.
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When I finally put my guitar in the case the last time, I want to be remembered just as a singer, not as a country singer or pops singer - just a singer.
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No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.
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And hey-the psychiatrist in the show is Italian also. So people are going to focus on what they want to focus on. There's not much you can do about that.
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I would like to have a right not to have an opinion. I don't want to have to care about everything.
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I think I didn't know whether I wanted to keep acting deep into my career. I kept trying to see if I would be able to do it well enough to make that part of my destiny or part of what I was supposed to do.
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I never wanted to be a trophy wife. I wanted to make it on my own. I didn't want to depend on a man.
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I think I'm drawn to more villain-type characters, because it's so cool to get to say all the things you want to say. In Hollywood, you get to this position where you have to bite your tongue so much. You take all your experiences of not being able to say what you really want to say, and channel that through your character.
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Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
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Most of the film directors expect their actors to want to work fast.
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I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
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I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
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God cares a lot more about who we are and who we are becoming than about who we once were.
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Assuming that rapture is nature's play with man, the Dionysian artist's creative activity is the play with rapture.
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Mug your destiny in an alley and punch it until it gives you what you want
