Kate Beaton Quotes
A lot of the ways that I like to approach comic books, or anything like that, is not just the book itself, but the fans of it, the readers, the world that exists around it as a cultural object.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34.
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Excessive speed and quantity are, like chattiness and digression, besetting sins of cyber-assisted authorship.
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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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If you feel like snacking, stock up on almonds, walnuts and cranberries.
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My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme.
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I would love a bowl of Frosties, but I start the day with something healthier like a bowl of yoghurt or berries.
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Without sounding too pretentious, I feel my job is almost like becoming a monk or a nun - it's a calling.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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Oftentimes, when you have a huge studio film and you have big names attached, they like to keep attaching big names.
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I like that whole cop-comedy type of drama.
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Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.
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Oh I'm a huge comic book movie fan.
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I imagined being a famous writer would be like being like Jane Austen.
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Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.
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I tend to read more nonfiction, really, because when I'm writing I don't like to read other fiction.
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I started to model because I thought I could use it as an excuse to others, like, 'Yeah, I'm tall because I'm a model.'
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I like to think I'm a bit smarter than I sometimes let on.
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I like Rufus Wainwright a whole lot. He makes me wanna be even more musical.
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Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness.
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When you go independent, if you fail, you're totally responsible for it. If you succeed, you're totally responsible for it. You are responsibly for who you are... and what you do and what you make.
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I'm looking for a bunch of new tchotchkes that represent the new part of my life.
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A lot of the ways that I like to approach comic books, or anything like that, is not just the book itself, but the fans of it, the readers, the world that exists around it as a cultural object.
