Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
We who were once living can guard you still, and love you, and keep you living safe and whole. Nothing ever truly dies.
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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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You'll be fooled if you only get your hip-hop from the mainstream, you know. The things that move people are not just found in the mainstream cultures. And when we talk about hip-hop in general, hip-hop's basically preoccupied with life.
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The first girl you go to bed with is always pretty.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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I am constantly thinking ahead to what I want to write about in the future, and when I'm done with one project, I give myself a little time and then start the next one.
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None of the other guys in the band really sang, so that's when I brought Roy Clark in.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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I'm down for adventure and up for anything.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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There's only one set of books I've written that I knew was going to be more than one book at the beginning, and those are the 'Missing Link' books.
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In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim.
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When I was younger, I used to pray that I would die before my mom. That's just how much my mom meant to me. I couldn't imagine being in this world without her. But then seeing cancer - seeing what it can do to somebody - as strong and as tough as she was, there was nothing she could do. Cancer is a dirty, dirty deal.
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If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
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Nothing ever turns out the way people expect it to.
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Nothing comes out of nothing.
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All churches and all religions contain aspects of the truth, but only God is truth.
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We who were once living can guard you still, and love you, and keep you living safe and whole. Nothing ever truly dies.
