Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
I said: I could be a wolf for you. I could put my teeth on your throat. I could growl. I could eat you whole. I could wait for you in the dark. I could howl against your hair.
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Not really, drums found me, I just liked music, all kinds of music.
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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
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The best V-Day gift I've ever received was a personalized photo collage.
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Men don't avoid successful women because they're jealous; they often do it to avoid being in competition with her next job promotion.
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I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.
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I am undeniably afraid of the dark!
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Being veterans of the struggle to push back against fundamentalist Christians, American liberals are well acquainted with the pitfalls of the neoconservative flirtation with the religious-right.
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I studied classical opera, so I was always singing in Italian and German and French.
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With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that's all I was going to get.
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My record label always says you shouldn't talk about money because it makes people extremely uncomfortable. Refugees can't talk about money. Rappers can talk about money; refugees can't talk about money.
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The language of Europe is translation.
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I want to be the poster girl for engineers and computer nerds.
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I am very spontaneous when I write; it kind of just comes out. I never think about what I'm going to write about first... it just sort of comes out like word vomit.
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I spent almost 25 years at Qualcomm before joining Microsoft, so in a sense, I grew up at one company. During that time, I made a very big shift from the engineering side to the business side.
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You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that.
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The players are coming to try every game, every weekend, so that the Manchester City people can be proud, and we will see what is our level to achieve our battles.
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Will I be a success? I don't know.
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My books always focus on the response of the characters to extreme events. As dark as they get, they are ultimately positive, uplifting books about children who take control of their lives and overcome great adversaries. I think that is why they have been so popular.
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I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
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I want to see better quality of comedy on TV.
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If you love animals, don't eat them.
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Had to stay human. Wolf couldn’t drive the freaking car. Or hold the gun.
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I said: I could be a wolf for you. I could put my teeth on your throat. I could growl. I could eat you whole. I could wait for you in the dark. I could howl against your hair.
