Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
And indeed, as night drew on the sky like a bodice, lacing it with the last beams of sunlight
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'Vogue' is a very beautiful magazine, an institution, and I learned so much working there.
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You have a specific, defined audience-at MTV, they assume the audience to the news is 15 to 30 years old and they do a lot of research about the things they're interested in.
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I wish I got invited to more luaus. I really do!
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The loneliness of the man is slowly being borne in upon me. There is not a man aboard but hates or fears him, nor is there a man whom he does not despise.
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For evil in the open is but evil from within that has been let out. The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart.
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You don't have to make something in order to retain your identity as an artist or a writer or a creative person. A lot of people think they have to be producing in order to maintain that identity.
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I never wear suits.
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Conscience that isn't hitched up to common sense is a mighty dangerous thing.
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I'm probably more of a stand-up comedian than an actor.
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If you find yourself caring for a relative with dementia, the chances are you'll need help.
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I prefer intellect and charm.
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I have a very distinct memory of 'ExciteBike' and making my own courses. I had an obsession with that game.
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You know that's history, that's why some people say that my stuff is retro, but I don't agree.
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The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones.
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In reality, studies show that investments to spur renewable energy and boost energy efficiency generate far more jobs than oil and coal.
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My concept of an advice giver had been a therapist or a know-it-all, and then I realized nobody listens to the know-it-alls. You turn to the people you know, the friend who has been in the thick of it or messed up - and I'm that person for sure.
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I have dabbled in martial arts all my life, since I was 7, maybe - tae kwon do, capoeira, Muay Thai. It's always been an interest because in martial arts there is a mind/body relationship.
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My dad was a cop, you know, and I grew up three houses down from people who used Confederate flags as curtains.
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Texas Senator Ted Cruz said if elected president he would abolish the Department of Education. But not to worry. He promised to replace it with the less expensive Bureau of Book Learning.
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You seem to have dreamt on the white stone, in the midst of the people of dreams, since you dreamt so long a dream in the course of so short a night.
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It was real Cheyenne. I would get the translations the night before, but it was very difficult because it was not like any other language you would be familiar with.
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The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die.
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And indeed, as night drew on the sky like a bodice, lacing it with the last beams of sunlight
