Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
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The music comes through me, and I let it come the way it comes, and it shapes itself. I just hold space for it. I don't intend to write it for a purpose, but it comes as it comes and am proud of the way it can support change because I believe strongly in what I sing about.
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My parents' divorce made an important change in my life. It affected me.
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The first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me.
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Don't ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world, it's the only thing that ever has.
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You just do the best you can with what you've got... and sometimes magic strikes.
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People say, 'How does having kids change your writing? Do you see the world through their eyes?' No - you just become a faster songwriter... In the old days, you'd be like, 'Oh I'm gonna work on this song for a few days.'
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Because my parents are Indian, everybody speaks Hindi to me, and I have no idea what they are saying.
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I love discovering compelling new ideas and doing what I can to help spread the word about them.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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I don't think 'Magadheera' should be remade, nor do I think it will be remade. It is very difficult to recreate the same magic.
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California is infamous for passing things and then waking up and saying, 'What the hell did we just pass?'
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It only took one text message to change my life. That's when I discovered my loving husband had been unfaithful. His infidelities ended our marriage.
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Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
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I was pretty much a hippie. I was a vegetarian, gypsy-like. I liked to meditate, and it's curious because I was very much attracted to the possibility of change.
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I have expressed my opinion through the written word through my books, that is all.
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I think people are just incredibly depressed and hopeless about the prospects for change.
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It's interesting to see what people are saying about me. I like keep up with the latest rumors! A while back there was a rumor that I was going to do a film with Demi Moore about the takeover of Commodore computers!
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I have a website because it's an interesting tool, very - and quite unexpectedly - useful for my work. It's become an archive and a fairly complete on-line portfolio, as well as offering an opportunity to write a little.
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It's nice to share something you're really proud of and worked hard on.
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I am pleased that in a match for the World Championship I was able to conduct a game in the style of Akiba Rubinstein, where the entire strategic course was maintained from the first to the last move.
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When you can change something just by saying a word, that is magic.
