Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

United States, Writer
May 5, 1979

Catherynne M. Valente is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, the World Fantasy Award–winning anthologies Salon Fantastique and Paper Cities, along with numerous Year's Best volumes. Her critical work has appeared in the International Journal of the Humanities as well as in numerous essay collections.

Also known as Poet

Everything living has a mouth. Mouths bite and swallow; they talk; they taste. They kiss. A mouth is the main tool for living.

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- Everything
- Living
- Mouth
A library is never complete. That’s the joy of it. We are always seeking one more book to add to our collection.

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- Never
- Library
- Complete

You can't blame a book for its story.

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- Book
- Story
- Blame
Death hath no dominion.

Catherynne M. Valente
- Death
- No Dominion
A thing too familiar becomes invisible.

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I abandoned her. It's the one capital crime of fatherhood. Mothers can fail a thousand different ways. A father's only job is: do not abandon this child.

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- Job
- Father
- Child
Punishment doesn't mean you aren't loved. On the contrary. You can only punish someone you love.

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- Mean
- Loved
- Punishment
Things I Will Try to Say More Often: Why? I love you. I’m sorry. May I have chocolate? Yes. yes. yes.

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- Love
- Sorry
- Say

The point's not what it costs; it's what it costs you. Everything you have. That's my price, that's my prize, that's my ransom, and that's my rune. The only price in the world that matters is the one that hurts to pay.

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- World
- Pay
- Price
That is what happens when a person lives alone for so long - no one else can change their ways.

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- Alone
- Person
- Happens
The only price in the world that matters is the one that hurts to pay.

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- Pay
- Price
- Matters
And that’s how you begin to win over a child. People who share a secret share a heart.

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- Heart
- Child
- Win
How wonderful is ritual, what comfort in dark times!

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- Dark
- Comfort
- Times
Funny how "question" contains the word "quest" inside it, as though any small question asked is a journey through briars.

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- Question
- Journey
- Word