Maggie Stiefvater Quotes
Oh, filmmakers, please don't take my soft book and turn it into a horror, or take my horror and make it soft.
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I love to cook. I could never give that up.
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Every writer I know got their start in a library somewhere. We read a book, and we thought, 'I want to do that.'
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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I feel like we all have our skeletons.
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The entertainment industry is vast and is a reflection of the society we live in.
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I enjoy building more than managing.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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I was quite keen on silviculture, the growing of trees, and that was something I gave a lot of thought to. Maybe I could've gone in that direction. But it just so happened that while I was trying to make up my mind, I enrolled in art school, and there I began to develop my interest in music, parallel with my interest in the visual arts.
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Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.
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Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.
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The deadpan brilliance of John McCrea has been underrepresented in music since 2004, when Cake served up 'Pressure Chief.'
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I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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I guess I'm not really fond of just chit-chatting. I want to learn something and have an experience.
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I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.
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Write what you like; there is no other rule.
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Look at lots of exhibitions and books, and don't get hung up on cameras and technical things. Photography is about images.
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I don't quite have the energy for extra curricular activities. I have to pace myself a little bit more.
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It's easier to be authentic if you don't say you are authentic.
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Deeply disturbing in a way that only the most honest stories are, YACCUB is a fiercely written, daring journey through America's urban wilderness and into the souls of our forgotten brothers. But Wrath James White hasn't forgotten about them--and after reading this book, neither will you.
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What my tongue dares not that my heart shall say
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I do not think discursively. It is not so much that I arrive at truth as that I take my start from it.
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Oh, filmmakers, please don't take my soft book and turn it into a horror, or take my horror and make it soft.
