Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
I am not a little girl anymore, dazzled by your magic. It is my magic, now, too.
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I know career motivation and encouragement up the ladder of success have their place in the world. But I don't want them anywhere near my spirituality.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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I'm a private intellectual, not a public one.
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Many use Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes for daily transactions like going to theatres, malls, and trading purpose. People like these are unnecessarily put to inconvenience.
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The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter.
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I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can't believe it hasn't always been in my life. When morning comes I crave it.
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You'd have to be an idiot to say no to 'Hunger Games.'
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We must tell girls their voices are important.
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You can get beat any day.
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I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people aren't, and as a child, I really liked it.
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Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all, then closes the case, and gives the key into the hand of the Angel of the Resurrection.
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Generally, I end up being the one thrown against the wall, because Zach is the drummer. He's stronger than me.
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When I was about 16, I got my ball taken off me by the police for playing in the street - which is pathetic really.
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I love improvisation. It's quite exciting.
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As a designer, when someone wears my clothes, the biggest compliment I can receive is that the woman looks amazing because my designs have flattered her, not taken over her. I take that philosophy to heart myself each morning when I am getting ready for the day.
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With the Red Sox, you have more of a literary interest in it. You know they're going to lose; you're just interested in how the plot is going to unfold.
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The thing about abs is if you hit them daily, you feel more put-together.
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I usually make sure that my stories are from Africa or my own background so as to highlight the cultural background at the same time as telling the story.
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Things were a lot simpler in Detroit. I didn't care about anything but boyfriends.
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Not only can consumers handle their personal genetic information, but they are getting genomically oriented and anchored about such data.
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The magic in performing as an entertaining ventriloquist happens when the characters come to life and the interaction between the separate personalities on stage becomes 'real.' Then don't forget that the act has to be funny, and to me, being funny and entertaining any given audience is more important than anything.
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I am not a little girl anymore, dazzled by your magic. It is my magic, now, too.
