Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
Your past's a private matter, sweetheart. You just keep it locked up in xbox where it can't hurt anyone.
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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I've worked so hard since I was 18 years old, and I'd hate for the memories to be boiled down to being a Melania Trump impersonator.
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You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
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If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.
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Whenever I've been well-known or hitting the press, I've always had to get my credit card out to prove I'm Damien Hirst.
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I wanted to be a ballet teacher.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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Fall into your sentences; enjoy writing them. Love the world you are creating.
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The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic.
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No one ever complains about a speech being too short!
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I want to carry a show, but there are not a lot of leading parts for people who are not celebrities.
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Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to.
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I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.
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I saw a lot of people have success handed to them that then exploited it. They didn't protect it or cherish it.
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There was one very special scene at the end of the film. My character, Zhao Di, has been sick. She wakes up and her mother tells her that the man she loves has come back from the city and had spent the day by her bedside.
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I was born in India - but never really lived there.
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Americans think that they have a history, but it's nothing compared to Europe.
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Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.
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I always felt my writing could benefit from the attention of established writers. I knew my work could grow and be better.
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Your past's a private matter, sweetheart. You just keep it locked up in xbox where it can't hurt anyone.
