Catherynne M. Valente Quotes
I readied myself for the great effort of speaking with the throat-and-belly instead of the mind-and-heart. It is altogether a different skill.
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We only have a certain amount of energy for each day. If we use it for the wrong purpose, if we focus on the negative or dwell on whoever hurt us, then we're not going to have the energy we need for the right purposes.
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Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world.
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My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad.
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As the numbers of native-born Europeans begin to fall, with their anemic fertility rates, will the aging Europeans become more magnanimous toward destitute newcomers who do not speak the national language or assimilate into the national culture but consume its benefits?
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I don't particularly like L.A.
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I think, certainly in the more civilized societies, women's roles are growing in power all of the time.
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Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.
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If any of us caught a fever during pregnancy, we would seek advice and support from a doctor. Getting help with our mental health is no different - our children need us to look after ourselves and get the support we need.
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Women are never disarmed by compliments. Men always are. That is the difference between the sexes.
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What's similar between Britain and America is the lack of good-quality civic buildings.
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I wouldn't want to be President now!
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I've been haunting bookshops and hiding behind display signs of TV chefs (Nigella is excellent to hide behind as she has a huge arse) as I spy on the short fiction section and see if anyone's tempted by my sweet bait. I've also been counting how many copies of the book are left in shops, and I've been covering other 'upcoming' authors’ books with mine.
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The movies that will truly be successful will feel different than the movies of the year before.
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One time, I came off stage and a guy named Roman Decare, God rest his soul, he was a comic. 'Louie, if you do that family stuff, and you're a clean comic on stage, you'll become famous.' And, for some reason, a switch clicked, and I started doing the family stuff, and it became a giant part of my life.
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One argument goes that recessions are good for female artists because when money flies out the window, women are allowed in the house. The other claims that when money ebbs, so do prospects for women.
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I've made sure that I've stood for privacy and the rights of the people time and time again.
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I think when everyone found out I was Moana, we got banana bread practically every night of the week. Aside from that, it's been really normal!
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I never know what's going to move me. I'm always surprised. And it's always a mystery to the people who work with me.
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I pick different projects for different reasons. Usually, it's a combination of things. I admire the director, and I am interested in working with the director. Or, it's the cast. I can be moved by the story. The ideal situation is you love the director and you love the cast.
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My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.
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I am thinking about changing the name #FakeNews CNN to #FraudNewsCNN!
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Issues to do with corruption, issues of how we can straighten out our state-owned enterprises, and how we deal with 'state capture' are issues that are on our radar screen.
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Meditation is a vital practice to access conscious contact with your highest self.
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I readied myself for the great effort of speaking with the throat-and-belly instead of the mind-and-heart. It is altogether a different skill.
