Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark.
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So many people witness atrocities and can't take their eyes away from them, but that doesn't mean they're good.
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The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
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When you begin to write poems because you love language, because you love poetry. Something happens that makes you write poems. And the writing of poems is incredibly pleasurable and addictive.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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I don't wanna sound pretentious talking about myself.
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I was familiar with 'Addicted' for a long time, even prior to the movie, way before it got the greenlight. And when it finally got the greenlight, I was very happy to be a part of it.
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To be able to take my pictures, I have to look, all the time, at the people and places I care about.
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The fear of hell, or aiming to be blest, savors too much of private interest.
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An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.
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They call me Fearless Felix.
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In terms of script, Bollywood should learn from South Indian scripts. Not talking about the fights and action, I am talking about the drama bit.
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I already am a product.
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I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy.
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It's important to have people around you with enough confidence to say if you are not acting in a good way. Normally, when you are at the top, people say everything is fantastic. Probably in that moment it is what you want to hear, but it's best to be reminded how to act properly.
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It's hard to be serious in life.
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I was a candidate in 1991. There was virtually a wave for Ram Mandir. In 1989 also, there was a wave - anti-Congress wave.
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The culture of a workplace - an organization's values, norms and practices - has a huge impact on our happiness and success.
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Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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I am not a method actor, though I studied for a year with Lee Strasburg.
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The most disturbing thing, I think, with people that do very morally devious things more and more often is to see that they completely feel that they had no choice in the matter.
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Drinking spirits cannot cause spiritual damage.
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You can't blame a book for its story.
