Colleen Barrett Quotes
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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The key to good grilling is to recognize that you are setting yourself up to cook in a whole new environment. This is actually one of the main purposes of grilling - to get yourself outside.
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I hate the domestic life.
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For me, the day job comes first. That's why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won't write at all. I write in what I call 'the crevices of my day job', and that comes only on weekends.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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Beijing was such a different city. There were so few cars, I could walk in the middle of the road. In the summer, the streetlamps attracted swirling bugs. I loved those bugs: crickets, praying mantis, all kinds of beetles. I also have a vivid memory of dazzling sunlight coming out of the sky.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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Your belief system saturates the space around you.
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Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.
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The key to America's economic future is educating kids as early in their lives as we can.
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I don't want to sound pretentious, but I love art, I like to go to museums, and I like to read books.
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I'm not a drunk anymore, but since they cut out my tongue, I sound drunk.
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I have found that my fan base is a bit above average when compared to the common horror fan.
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I like most of the Humphrey Bogart movies because they had to act then, and they acted very well. Edward G. Robinson is probably the best actor I've ever seen on the movies.
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Don't gamble the future of your children and Malaysia; think and contemplate because your vote will determine not only the future of the country but also your grandchildren.
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Because what I say from that podium has got to be accurate, and I'm the only one who's going to be held liable if it's not accurate.
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Every major work of art is a transgression, but the artist is not necessarily, by nature, a transgressor.
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Your relationship with an agent has got to be mutually beneficial. If you can't help their careers, then they're not going to be interested.
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The Court's objection to cameras may be much more a product of history and process than an unwillingness to be placed in the public spotlight.
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You don't help people in your poems. I've been trying to help people all my life - that's my trouble.
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Work is either fun or drudgery. It depends on your attitude. I like fun.
