Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
“I am so useful. I am not alone. And neither is he. “It must be nice,” said Aubergine suddenly, “to have a friend like that, and like things so much.” Yes.
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When you get to be over 80, your coordination goes to hell and a half.
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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Commitments the voters don't know about can't hurt you.
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My mother is the reason I'm in fashion. She worshiped it. Unfortunately, she infected me.
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I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
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College isn't in everyone's hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn't mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.
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I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema.
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The most futuristic aspect of the House of the Future was that it was made almost entirely of plastic.
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Sri Lanka is an island off the coast of India. There's two ethnicities there; one the Sinhalese, which is the majority and the government, and the minority, who are the Tamils. That's where I'm from. And my lifetime sort of began there; I spent 10 years, and I was there during when the war started and fled as a refugee to England.
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I feel like I'm married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it's serious.
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Steve and I saw eye to eye on the story and I got the part, but I think in the beginning it was due to my brother's instigation. So I owe him for that.
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You cannot have adoration without being criticized.
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When the Americans were trying to conquer the Navajos, they felt this need to capture Canyon de Chelly like it was the Navajo capital. It was a meeting place and a sanctuary of last refuge. To control Canyon de Chelly was to control the Navajo people.
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I'm proud to have played characters who've inspired people to live out loud, and I'm lucky to have reached an audience that's been incredibly enthusiastic and supportive.
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America has absorbed people from around the world, and there is an Indian in every part of the world. This characterizes both the societies. Indians and Americans have co-existed in their natural temperament.
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I feel really proud of my work on 'Sullivan & Son.' It's a really different character for me. I was excited to play this really tough, sweet smart, quirky girl because that's who I am at my core, but that's never who I was playing. The show is like my pride and joy.
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Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
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After doing two years in prison, trust me, I've seen a lot of tough guys pray. They're not just praying for themselves; they're praying for their family and the people they've let down.
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Money is evil.
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It will be nice to get back home. We want first overall in our conference and first overall. We're going to try win every game from here on out. It's too bad we didn't get one tonight.
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My eyelashes are divas, so they will like a mascara brand one week or for a month, and then they'll just stop working for it. I go back and forth between Maybelline and Cover Girl, and then I carry around a primer, too.
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I started writing regularly for 'The Atlantic' roughly around the time that Barack Obama got inaugurated.
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“I am so useful. I am not alone. And neither is he. “It must be nice,” said Aubergine suddenly, “to have a friend like that, and like things so much.” Yes.
