Vernon Lee Quotes
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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I went to Floridita on Wardour Street when I was 18. All I could afford was pumpkin soup and a glass of champagne, but it was worth it.
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Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
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If I do something caring for a friend, I have no doubt in my mind they would do it for me.
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If you're only going to give away 50 percent of your wealth... c'mon. I'm going to do much more than that.
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I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.
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I'm an honest, open father.
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I like being unconventional.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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I was assigned to the heavy cruiser Chicago.
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The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show up, stay on to help with the work of writing their stories, and then occasionally deign to visit after a book is finished.
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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I am an artist who works with Lego.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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The world organization debates disarmament in one room and, in the next room, moves the knights and pawns that make national arms imperative.
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Perhaps one of the most difficult things for us to do is to choose a notable and joyous dress for men. There would be more joy in life if we were to accustom ourselves to use all the beautiful colours we can in fashioning our own clothes.
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I think fan fiction is the way most writers start, and the same goes for music and design.
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Just because we eat together does not mean we eat right: Domino's alone delivers a million pizzas on an average day.
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I have joy. Canadians have the reputation of making dark movies because we are in this society where we have the space to explore darkness. That's the way I see it.
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My mom always canned, and she taught us to take care of ourselves. She taught us everything from canning and sewing, and dad taught us everything we needed to know about farming.
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After I work with my editor to get the manuscript in good shape, I sketch and lay out a whole book loosely, usually in black and white. You learn things about your text when you have to think about pacing and page-turns.
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I believe that the essence of marriage is choosing someone who loves you for who you are, embraces everything about you, and building a life with that person. Whether that life is with children or without children - it's honestly immaterial to building a life with someone that you love fully.
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We're Americans - in times of crisis, we step up.
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A deal of the world's sound happiness is lost through Shyness.
