Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Not even analysis, by itself, can transform you. You must still do the changing yourself.
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I learned how to comport myself among trolls, elves, hobbits or goblins. I learned that a friend can be lost to greed and avarice. I learned that solving riddles may be as important a survival skill as bowmanship. I know how to talk to a dragon, and that it's best not to.
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My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.
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We all accept the visual shorthand used throughout comics: if something's farther away, it'll be drawn with a thinner, simpler line, eventually leaving out most visual information and becoming a gesture, a skeletal representation of a thing.
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I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, there's no way you can prove anything!
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You know sometimes it's not the bigger roles that give you the most satisfaction, yeah?
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I know what it feels like to be a victim of domestic violence.
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Of course, in the United States, which at the time was a very young country, there were also class distinctions. They weren't as pronounced, but they quickly evolved as well.
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I can tell you that when you're willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great.
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Our soldiers and people form one family. United, we may count on victory.
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I grew up watching horror movies with my dad. For as long as I can remember. I grew up loving being terrified. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' at sleepovers. Hiding behind my fingers.
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Money is not important to me. What makes me feel successful is making the people I love happy.
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My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English.
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I mean, I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.
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I don't fear aging. It's natural, and I can't stop it!
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The manifestation of the Divinity must be understood to be in greater degree in those who are honoured, respected, and obeyed by a large following, than in those who have gained no such influence.
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Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level.
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I'm from Jersey, so I have a love of T.G.I. Friday's and chain restaurants in general. When you go to a Friday's, it seems like everyone's on ecstasy and way too happy anyway.
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If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
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There is nothing left of you, I can see it in your eyes. Sing the anthem of the angels,and say the last goodbye...
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Critics? I love every bone in their heads.
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The Faustian trade of the 20th century was, we got 30 years of additional life, but in return we got heart disease, cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's and sensory impairments. The question is: What Faustian trade are we making now, as we go after heart disease, cancer, stroke and Alzheimer's?
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For who can stop the heart from breaking?
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Her heart ached as though a knife had quietly slipped between her ribs.
