Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
What’s the difference between being dead and having a boyfriend? Death sticks around.
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Conservatives are charitable, forgiving, and are always - always - more willing to laugh at themselves.
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It was total naivety that got me to Hollywood. I thought it was going to happen straight away. I told myself 'give it 5 years, there's no way I'll be here after that if it doesn't happen'. Cut to ten years later!
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The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.
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I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to.
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Having a dream, living that dream, losing that dream, dreaming again and then having that dream come true again is one of the greatest feelings ever because I'm stronger.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects in the output.
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I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed.
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It was endlessly entertaining, watching people beat each other up. All the little kids in the neighborhood would come and watch... and then we'd beat them up as well.
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Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.
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I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche.
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Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.
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My opinion on who's wrong or who's right has nothing to do with the fact that we have to bring together people who are against each other, to transform antagonism into cooperation.
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If somebody takes masses of non-registered immigrants from the Middle East into a country, this also means importing terrorism, criminalism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia.
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If I were to leave the U.S., I'd live in England. But I'd never leave the U.S. I own a 400-acre farm in Macon, Georgia. I raise cattle and hogs. I own horses, too. I love horses as much as singing. I like to hunt on horseback.
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The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.
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I used to make my own food and ate on my own in my room.
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I hope there is a place for me in the country landscape, but I'm not too precious about it, either.
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I feel the most confident when I'm comfortable in workout clothes with my hair up in a ponytail.
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I got offered 'Black Mirror,' and my boyfriend and I were so excited. I used to read Charlie Brooker's column growing up.
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Love is never easy. It never is. And I'm not just talking about girl and guy, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband and wife. I'm talking about family, friends - all of that.
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A country, a style or an epoch are interesting only for the idea behind them.
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By stripping down an image to essential meaning, an artist can simplify that meaning.
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What’s the difference between being dead and having a boyfriend? Death sticks around.
