Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you?
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I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would run into what is known as the writer's block, the feeling of not being able to do these things.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do I tend to gravitate to them as a reader.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.
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You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.
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I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
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I don't eat any dairy products at all, usually - it's a self-imposed ban. I've done it for a year now, since I was ill, but it's so hard.
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I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
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The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and money.
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I love working with women.
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.
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I do like alternative rock and rap, but as far as inspirational, then I go full-on orchestra. It fills up your entire being.
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I think we need to treat everybody with dignity.
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Darkness cannot be overcome with more darkness, only with light. Violence cannot be overcome with more violence, only with peace.
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You want to put out good vibes for the viewers, even if so many stories that have to be told and that need to be told have a lot of darkness in them, because the world has a lot of darkness in it.
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We all get damned in our lives, and there are ripple effects. One thing can determine a life, and it's hard to overcome that if the event is really traumatic. Your life is completely condemned by it.
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If I am peaceful, I shall see Beauty's face continually; Feeding on her wine and bread I shall be wholly comforted, For she can make one day for me Rich as my lost eternity.
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How long your hair has grown. You could strangle a man in it.
