Bree Despain Quotes
The Tiger's Curse Series has everything my heart could desire in a fantasy: exotic locations, two dashing princes, good vs. evil, the promise of danger and adventure lurking around every corner—and did I mention two dashing princes? Warning: these books may cause you to forget anything else exists until you've turned the last enthralling page. And then you'll want to start all over again!
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My parents have been with me every step of the way.
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I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
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History is a race between education and catastrophe.
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Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
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I was working at the NSA. I don't know, I was just bored. I just knew that's not what I was supposed to be doing with my life.
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Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.
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If you want to be happy, make others happy!
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I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
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God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.
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The challenge is to lend conviction even to the voices which advocate views I find personally abhorrent, whether they are political Islamists or officers justifying a coup.
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You have to turn the noise off a little bit. Fortunately, I'm not really on social media. I've been able to live in a bit of a black hole.
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Under the law, the government, whether it's state, local or federal, cannot give the Catholic Church or any religious institution money directly.
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When a story is flying along, and I'm so into it that my 'real' world goes away, it can feel magical. I cease to be, my desk and computer ceases to be, and I am my character in his world. Psychologists call this a 'flow state,' and it's better than publication, money, awards, fame.
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For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.
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I'm really not interested in other people's opinions, because I think frankly most of those opinions are either misinformed and adding to this endless ball of hot air we have in our society where everyone thinks their opinion is valuable and sacred and what counts.
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Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family.
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I love sports - if I'm not acting, I'm probably doing sports.
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Your anger is a gift.
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I was crazy about Elle Macpherson. She modeled, acted and did everything. She was a huge example for me.
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'War Horse' is just an extraordinary being.
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I'm not conflicted. Because I know. There's me, and there's the show.
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I wear what I like to wear, I don't pick out clothes to try to fit in or whatever, I just like what I like.
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He's a good looking guy, no question. All bluster and confidence while I'm whatever the opposite of that is. Apologies and embarrassment. Awkwardness and sorrow. First dead in a zombie apocalypse.
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The Tiger's Curse Series has everything my heart could desire in a fantasy: exotic locations, two dashing princes, good vs. evil, the promise of danger and adventure lurking around every corner—and did I mention two dashing princes? Warning: these books may cause you to forget anything else exists until you've turned the last enthralling page. And then you'll want to start all over again!
