Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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It didn't help my career to be living in Appalachia.
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I enjoy the sari. I think it's the sexiest garment ever. It shows you the right amount, it covers the right amount, it's extremely versatile, it suits every body type, it suits every face.
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Many places in the Bronx seem hidden in shadows, just as the Bronx itself is in Manhattan's shadow. And dark stories develop best in dark shadows.
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I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.
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A woman's body is her body and what she wears or does not wear is her choice. Get over it and move on.
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Bruce always had to tell a lie. He was always living that lie. Caitlyn doesn't have any secrets.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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I'm not the girl for superhigh fashion because I don't have the right body.
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Your body is a machine. Learn the right way to take care of it.
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Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration.
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I do body conditioning, spinning and yoga. On the treadmill, I'll do intervals of running flat and then on incline. I'll do that for an hour.
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The body tends to treat elements in the same column of the periodic table as equivalents.
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When I was living in the Dominican Republic, the local kids became a part of my family.
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In my opinion it's not about gay or straight or bi, we're attracted to spirits, whatever body they're in. There are other reasons too, but that's how I see it.
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Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.
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When I was five, I discovered a secret box that contained Mummy's stage makeup. It was like finding buried treasure. I tried the rouge, the eye shadow, the lipstick. But I couldn't get the rouge off. Mummy spanked me terribly.
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Your body hears everything your mind says.
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I chose photography over writing. I had to make a living.
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Living will always be a struggle looking for someone to love you.
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It's important to understand that oil and renewables do different things. Wind and solar are for power generation, so they don't replace oil. About 70% of all oil produced is used for transportation fuel. Renewables are good projects, but they don't get us off of foreign oil.
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Successful people make money. It's not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do.
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I, more or less, love camping out, so I dug it, but I didn't enjoy other people's pain.
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A close union with the earth seemed to involve one in unison with a good deal more than the earth.
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The body does the living; the shadow does the dreaming.
