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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Little by little, not without astonishment, I rediscovered the great names of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, who had been the master thinkers of my grandfather and other Mexican liberals. They did no offer me a doctrine or a catechism: they were and they are a source, an inspiration.
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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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The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.
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Society today is no longer in revolt against particular laws which it finds alien, unjust, and imposed, but against law as such, against the principle of law. And yet we must not regard this revolt as entirely negative. The energy that rejects many obsolete laws is an entirely positive impulse for renewal of life and law.
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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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To a certain extent, this tour is a celebration of individuality and that you can invent and reinvent yourself. You should have the power to be able to do that. Sexuality is a part of that. It should release you. It doesn't have to be an issue. It shouldn't box you in.
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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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Literature is a comprehensive essence of the intellectual life of a nation.
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My kids' doctor will quickly answer any email, even if it's 11:00 at night. That's important to me.
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Marriage is very difficult. Marriage is like a five-thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle, all sky.
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I'm with a man who's evolved enough to look at my body and see it as more beautiful because of the journey it has taken.
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And indeed, as night drew on the sky like a bodice, lacing it with the last beams of sunlight
