Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
All children are heartless. They have not grown a heart yet, which is why they can climb tall trees and say shocking things and leap so very high that grown-up hearts flutter in terror.
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Tone can be as important as text.
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I just feel so flattered, because the cosplayers really make sure every detail is there. I don't think I've ever cosplayed a character before, but if I were to, I'd probably go as a Klingon from 'Star Trek.'
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If monarchy is corrupting - and it is - wait till you see what overt empire does to us.
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I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.
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One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
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I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.
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Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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I worry about everything in the world, and it's just too much for anybody to think about, so I have my art as my consolation.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical. Reading it uncritically, without understanding the cultural and historical setting of the text, leaves us forced to accept scientific and sociological norms of the ancient Near East from 3,000 years ago.
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Balthazar has a great New York vibe with the accent of a Parisian brasserie. I usually have the corned beef hash with a fried egg on top and wash it all down with Krug Champagne.
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Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes.
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Each goodly thing is hardest to begin.
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An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.
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Work made me crazy. I was tough to get along with.
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I love a challenge, and I love challenging people's preconceptions.
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The thing with Kerry is that all of this is a natural progression, her troubles. It's a cycle.
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My budget is similar to the Penny Plan, which cuts 1 percent a year for five or six years and balances the budget.
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No, Jar Jar Binks was fine by me but probably went on a little bit too long. When they were in trouble and were battling, it should have been more serious and it became a bit too silly.
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Certainly in the case of 'Gnomeo & Juliet,' if it makes children or adults a little more interested in Shakespeare, there's nothing wrong with that!
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What happens from about 1954 to the late 1980s, is that we see a huge wave of optimism that school desegregation is going to be the way to improve educational outcomes for poor children of color. And we see a consensus build on the left and in the center that this is going to be a transformative education movement like none other we've seen in American history.
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The Beatles had a six-year career, from 1963 to 1969, which - to me, in my early 20s - seemed like a phenomenally long time.
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All you can do is to do your best.
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All children are heartless. They have not grown a heart yet, which is why they can climb tall trees and say shocking things and leap so very high that grown-up hearts flutter in terror.
