Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
You are not the chosen one, September. Fairyland did not choose you – you chose yourself.
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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If you're an actress or a musician, everyone thinks you're hot.
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When life knocks you down, keep getting up.
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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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Sometimes when you do interviews, it gets twisted up.
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Stuffed vine leaves tend to burn and/or stick when you cook them. To avoid this, use a heavy based pan lined with a few layers of second-rate leaves.
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I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers.
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If you're going on a plane journey, you're more likely to take one of my stories than 'Finnegan's Wake.'
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Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
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Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.
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The imminent demise of the church has been predicted since the middle of the 18th century. This is the regular secular mantra if churchgoing declines. I could take you to plenty of churches that are full to bursting and new churches being built.
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Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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Politics is the one field you don't age out of.
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You can enjoy yourself, but you need to look after yourself as well.
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We want you to pay attention.
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The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.
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Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit and rewarding yourself for every act of constructive conduct in which you indulge.
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The wonderful thing about drama school is that it stretches you in a way the industry doesn't.
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If you are moneyed or educated, you will get a different sentence than someone who is not.
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I like the lasso of truth. There is something so beautiful about the fact that people have to tell the truth when they have the lasso around them. And it's not too violent.
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I'm still learning a lot as a songwriter. I try to write down and make a note of ideas that I cross paths with on a day-to-day basis, whether it be a conversation or something I hear on the radio, seeing a movie, or just thoughts in my head as I'm walking down the street.
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
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You are not the chosen one, September. Fairyland did not choose you – you chose yourself.
