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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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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You have to live the mission... love what you do.
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I know my husband loves me fiercely and passionately. I know he supports me and will always stand up for me.
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The reflection of the world is blues, that's where that part of the music is at. Then you got this other kind of music that's tryin' to come around.
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Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be.
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Solicitation and effort or conation belong properly to animate beings alone. When they are attributed to other things, they must be taken in a metaphorical sense; but a philosopher should abstain from metaphor.
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And indeed, as night drew on the sky like a bodice, lacing it with the last beams of sunlight
