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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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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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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If you have to tell a story without speaking, it's sort of like - I come from a dance background, so it's like a ballet where you have to tell a story with just your body. I think that's really interesting to have to tell a story with just your face and your mannerisms, and I'd like to tap into that world.
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I don't know if hep C is called 'the quiet killer,' but it easily could be, so unnoticeably does it nestle into your body before crankin' up the screws and letting you race to figure out what's going on.
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We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully.
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For me it's even more interesting, because my character comes out of the shadow. It's a chance to really act emotionally, because the situation is an extreme one.
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When I was a kid, I just figured we'd be living on the moon by the year 2000.
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BP had a lease to drill. They did not have a lease to pollute the Gulf of Mexico. They did not have a lease to blow oil into the environment. They did not have a lease to disperse the oil and try to hide the body. They don't have a lease to clean up.
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And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floorShall be lifted - nevermore!
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I had actually gone to a church-related college, but I went on a football scholarship, not because of any interest in the church.
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I'm not very good at going to sleep, and that's probably my worst problem. I don't need much more than seven and a half hours, but I probably get six. I take all my problems to bed with me and fret. I can't switch off.
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My mom always encouraged me, it was never weird. She'd look at 'Heavy Metal' and go 'Woo-hoo!'
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My character and my behavior is not for politics. I say what I think. I'm too liberal.
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Las Vegas has the type of audience - and they haven't changed since my father's days - they're still boring and bored. And there's only that handful of artists that they really enjoy and know how to respond to.
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The body does the living; the shadow does the dreaming.
