Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
How else are you supposed to deal with people who like terrible things? Hit them with a shovel till they stop, that’s how.
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I don't think many of us launched ourselves into the world of writing books fully formed.
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I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
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Music seems hard-wired into our very being. It moves us, stirs us to action, sets us in motion, sticks in our memories and minds.
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The sweeping, unfocused cuts of sequestration are certain to have unintended negative consequences, including for America's small businesses.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I am strictly against remaking a movie.
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This result was confirmed by different researchers using various experimental arrangements.
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The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity.
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I'm working on bringing the instant film camera back as part of the future.
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I part of this great nation because my grandfather was born here, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He took a horse, back in 1895, and ride it all the way down to Guanajuato, looking for his American dream. No penny in his pocket, only dreams in his head. And he was an immigrant coming from the States into Mexico. And he found his American dream in Mexico.
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If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy.
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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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My biggest benching was before the 2012 Olympics. It kind of came out of nowhere. I just kind of had one bad half, 45 minutes, and it pretty much cost me my starting spot.
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The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus.
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My favorite part about Mare Barrow is her almost selfish survival instinct, as well as her increasingly gray morality. Her character arc in 'Glass Sword' is a lot deeper and more emotional than before, so I'm glad I got to write this sequel and that people want to read it.
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Lots of people speak Afrikaans. It's not a statement; it's just a language that we use to communicate. It has its own flavour; it's got its own slang. People laugh. People like it. They like us being open.
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Life is our dictionary.
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What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.
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No one told Miles Davis or BB King to pack it in. John Lee Hooker played literally up to the day he died. Why should pop musicians be any different?
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The moment-of-conception fallacy implies that fertilization is a simple process with never a doubt as to whether it has or has not happened.
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I don't want to talk about intelligence matters. I will say, however, that intelligence-community estimates should not become public in the way of this city and in the way of Congress.
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I think one of the keys to any crime-prevention program that's got to be developed is to focus on punishment - to let people know that there is a sanction and a punishment for hurting others.
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Your confidence is destroyed when you find out you can't trust people.
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How else are you supposed to deal with people who like terrible things? Hit them with a shovel till they stop, that’s how.
