Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Falling in love is embarrassing. It is not hardcore. It is not part of the scene.
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I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.
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How much luckier than all the rest of mankind are the astrologers who, if they tell one truth among a hundred lies, obtain so much credit that even their lies are believed.
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God is with me. Jesus is near. The Spirit is greater than my fear.
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Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
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Stress comes from within; it is your reaction to circumstances, not the circumstances themselves.
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I was disappointed, but I kind of knew it was going to be an uphill struggle because of how strong the first season [of "True Detective"] was.
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I did get to keep the wedding dresses from 'Runaway Bride'. They're all boxed up in my garage. I've never opened them. It'll be fun one day when Hazel is taller. She can play dress-up with her friends.
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Men must teach each other that real men do not violate or oppress women - and that a woman's place is not just in the home or the field, but in schools and offices and boardrooms.
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I'll miss all my teammates. I'll miss Elvis (Andrus) and (Adrian) Beltre, Mitch (Moreland), Matt Harrison and [manager Ron] Washington. To be honest with you, I hope they go 0-162. I got friends, and I love my friends, but I hope they lose their ass.
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I don't ask questions. I just figure the extra warm days are God's way of rewarding me for Garden State
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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and it's a pretty honorable position to be in.
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I don't feel any pressure to lose weight - and in any case, if I didn't have my food I'd be a nasty piece of work and wouldn't be able to function.
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There is, in fact, nothing about religious opinions that entitles them to any more respect than other opinions get. On the contrary, they tend to be noticeably silly.
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As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls.
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I don't feel like embarrassing Kurt by talking about what a psycho hosebeast his wife is, especially when he knows it already.
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The fridge had been emptied of all Dudley’s favorite things — fizzy drinks and cakes, chocolate bars and burgers — and filled instead with fruit and vegetables and the sorts of things that Uncle Vernon called “rabbit food.
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Falling in love is embarrassing. It is not hardcore. It is not part of the scene.
