Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
I chose you," he said simply. "All of the fish of me turned toward you at once.
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In the past, in the '60s and '70s, genres were much more segmented. You had action guys who were deadly serious about it, and I think you had comics that were comics.
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I realize that things happen for a reason.
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I don't know what I want to do. There are people who want me to do things. There's a possible book. There are lots of things to consider. I just have to figure out what I want to do. I'm not one to sit around and do nothing.
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We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.
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I am fortunate: my parents told me the world was my oyster, when they could have said I wouldn't make it for a lot of reasons - rural, girl, small African country. So, no regrets.
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The entire making of 'Within and Without' was a series of experiments and trial by error. When I started writing, I didn't have a strong idea of what the record was going to end up like.
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Like the average American that I hang out with, and like my father before me, I raised all my children to respect tools and use them wisely and safely.
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I've never been able to relate to apathy. I've always been doing stuff, been in action, making music or working just to get by.
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I rarely cook traditional risotto, but I love other grains cooked similarly - barley, spelt or split wheat. I find they have more character than rice and absorb other flavours more wholeheartedly.
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I worked at Starbucks when I was 16... It was all right.
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Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.
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I'm not a fanatic about exercising. For me, it's about moderation and balance.
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'FlashForward' was a really fun show to make. Not to mention, I only worked, like, one day a week, and it paid the same as 'Happy Endings.' I got to make out with beautiful women on that show as well.
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My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every single time!
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I'm uncomfortable with the limelight. I'm not the type to go to the places where I know I'll be seen. I'd rather keep a low profile.
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I have to be fully committed to do a project nowadays, because if I say yes to something, it means the whole family are going to have to move for the job. It's a lot of upheaval. So, it has to be really worth it. Otherwise, I'd just as well not bother.
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I grew up listening to classic rock - the Kinks, Genesis, The Who, Pink Floyd.
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I lost my job in the most public way possible, and the press had a field day with it all over the world. And guess what? I'm still here.
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You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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To back away from fear is the worst thing you can do. Fear shows.
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The more dollars the studio producers put in, the less freedom we have. If the budget hits $100m, they get scared - they'll take the existing score of a successful movie and expect composers to copy it, like wallpaper. The biggest challenge for any composer in Hollywood is to be as creative as possible within those boundaries.
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A Microsoft-Yahoo merger is a deal only an investment banker could love.
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I chose you," he said simply. "All of the fish of me turned toward you at once.
