Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
You can never forget what you do in a war, September my love. No one can. You won't forget your war either.
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic.
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I've done a lot of costume dramas and things that are set in the past, and it's great to be able to have things that you can research and material that you can look at.
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I shot 'Girl' about three weeks after I finished 'The Magnificent Seven.'
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Each additional idea is a gift to the future. Each additional idea producer is a source of wealth for future generations.
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I like to be lazy. I do like to be busy and really active, but when that's done, you can be sure I will be a lazy boy. I like to take time and relax and enjoy life.
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One time I got dressed in all black, Rambo-style, and took a massive pair of bolt-cutters and nicked a military bike.
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I always thought the desert was the antithesis of peace - something that attacks you. So you don't go to the desert for peace.
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I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.
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I think with Shakespeare you can be required to do absolutely anything at the turn of a sixpence - suddenly you go into a battle, suddenly you utter something passionate.
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Knowing one thing well empowers you and gives you a set of tricks to the trade that you can apply across the board. Go deep, and it will serve you when you make your choices about where you want to leave your mark.
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I can't drink anything but chocolate. I don't even like any milk but chocolate. When I eat cereal, I barely touch the white part.
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I speak for all Malaysians in expressing my admiration for the Queen and the grace, poise and selflessness with which she has carried out her duties during her long reign. She represents the very best of British traits: dignity, resilience and hard work.
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Our standards for motherhood are so high that many of us harbor intense, secret guilt for every harsh word we speak to our children, every negative thought that enters our minds.
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You know how macho boys get when they're all together? Well, the set of 'Desperado' was like that. They were all trying to put me down, saying, 'Bring on the stuntwoman, Salma can't do that.' But I did everything.
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Food plays a large part in our weekend, but on a Friday evening, I'll make us something simple for tea. I might have a wee glass of wine.
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KRS One and LL Cool J are the biggest influences in my rap career, along with Heavy D.
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I am excited when I get a movie and I get to move somewhere for a certain amount of time. But I am a Cali girl.
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I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.
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If there's a fire, I want to be there. Maybe because in being so close to death, I think I understand what it means to be truly alive.
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You can achieve anything you put your mind and hard work to.
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I have my writing and acting and producing and directing, and my younger brother has his music and his acting.
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Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force If we assume that life is worth living, if we assume that mankind has the right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war.
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You can never forget what you do in a war, September my love. No one can. You won't forget your war either.
