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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In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
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To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window.
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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Your mistakes get to follow you for the rest of your life. I don't know if that's good for people who are young and are just starting to explore the Internet.
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Her heart ached as though a knife had quietly slipped between her ribs.
