Samantha Shannon Quotes
I was born in 1991, and 'Harry Potter' came out in '97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night.
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Your opening should give the reader a person to focus on. In a short story, this person should turn up almost immediately; he should be integral to the story's main action; he should be an individual, not just a type. In a novel, the main character may take longer to appear: Anna Karenina doesn't show up in her own novel until chapter eighteen.
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I guess I have a talent for humiliation, a place within me that experience can't reach, which is terrible in real life but something that comes in handy in writing. It seems as though humiliation has become a career for me.
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I can just sense some eyes, some people kinda stare a little bit like they recognize me but don't quite know for sure kinda thing.
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It is crucial that we develop real awareness of ourselves as citizens of Earth, linked by mutual and indissoluble bonds. When we clearly recognize this reality and ground ourselves in it, we are compelled to take a strict accounting of our way of life.
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I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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I'm a melancholy person. It's how I'm always going to be.
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The bottom line is, when you're in the Senate, you have more of a voice in the beginning than a new House member.
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The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.
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Oregonians continually demonstrate a strong belief in fairness and equal treatment under the law.
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When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because they didn't have much expanded imagination or technique or knowledge.
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If you're old enough to be arrested, you're old enough to carry a gun.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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My day-to-day look is inspired by comfort, color and just how I'm feeling that day.
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I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.
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I know I said I wanted to live forever and I would never be bored, but the reality is, it's probably kind of sad to live forever if you're the only one sticking around.
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Matt Weiner is very perceptive; there's something about the rhythms and the way people speak that is very authentic to the actor. But there are qualities that are dissimilar. The characters on 'Mad Men' are struggling with pretty profound unhappiness, but I can tell you this is a happy bunch.
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Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
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Italy is a divided country without a center.
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If you just get out of your own way... It is amazing what will come to you.
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I prefer to underplay scenes rather than, you know, be big and drive them. And sometimes you have to do that, but I like the more natural styles.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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I know you are, but what am I?
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I was born in 1991, and 'Harry Potter' came out in '97, so, you know, I was really obsessed. I used to read them in one night.
