Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

The day of the worst thing in the world was long and hot and bright, packed so full of summer autumn seeped out through the stitches.

Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente

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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.

Saint Basil
- Mind
- Truth
- Eye
I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.

Carl Sandburg
- Life
- Done
- Mistake
As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.

Tadashi Yanai
- Power
- Political
- Change
It was hard at school because, growing up, some people wanted to be friends with me just because they wanted to get to my dad and say that they had met him and had gone to our house. I didn't understand it at the time, but the older I got and the more aware of it I became, it started becoming hard.

Francia Raisa
- People
- Up
- Time
If developed countries' citizens want to feel slightly better about their economies' slow growth and high unemployment, they should contemplate how much worse matters could be without the institutions that they have.

Raghuram Rajan
- High
- Growth
- Better
Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.

Ione Skye
- Real
- Me
- Deep