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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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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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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Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between.
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When I was seven or eight, I was bought a fantastic book called 'The Movie Treasury of Horror Movies' by Alan G. Frank; it became my bible. It's packed full of the most amazing photos and is still fantastic to look at.
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Quite simply, my writing life has been one of relish, challenge, excitement.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including 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.
