Emily Rodda Quotes
In ancient days, Deltora was divided into seven tribes. The tribesfought on their borders but otherwise stayed in their own place. Each had a gem from deep within the Earth, a talisman with special powers.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.
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The new Disney cartoon 'Bambi' is interesting because it's the first one that's been entirely unpleasant.
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North Korea is probably the only country in the world deliberately kept out of the Internet.
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I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.
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If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
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Mothers are not supposed to give guidance.
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The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it.
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He was a great man. He taught himself how to walk again, to write with his left hand. My father was a hero.
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I managed to take a family trip to the Bahamas and it was quite lovely.
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I always had a curiosity about Texas. I had a curiosity about small-town life, although, granted, Odessa's not a tiny town.
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I really enjoy working in genre series, because you really have to create the characters.
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What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.
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Vitia erunt donec homines
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Whoso taketh in hand to govern a multitude, either by way of liberty or principality, and cannot assure himself of those persons that are enemies to that enterprise, doth frame a state of short perseverance.
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And don't tell me there isn't one bit of difference between null and space, because that's exactly how much difference there is.
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Hair is the first thing. And teeth the second. Hair and teeth. A man got those two things he's got it all.
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While in the West, the insane are so many that they are put in an asylum, in China the insane are so unusual that we worship them, as anybody who has a knowledge of Chinese literature will testify.
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I do think that even with entertainment and telling stories, people in the entertainment industry have such a beautiful position in the world to speak about things that they're passionate about in a way that can grab people more than just sitting and telling someone about something, because you can show it visually.
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I like to say what I think, and if it happens to push buttons, sorry.
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Adaptation to one's environment makes for a sort of survival; but after all, the supreme victory is only won by those who prove themselves of so much hardier stuff than the rest that no power on earth is able to destroy them. The people who have really made history are the martyrs.
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Daphne Guinness was amazingly comfortable in her skin, and she has an amazing collection in fashion that I wish I could just touch.
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My humanity is a constant self-overcoming.
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In ancient days, Deltora was divided into seven tribes. The tribesfought on their borders but otherwise stayed in their own place. Each had a gem from deep within the Earth, a talisman with special powers.
