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 like being involved with projects that are not only entertaining but are also thought provoking. Either that, or jobs that keep a roof over my head. A mixture of both is always nice.
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If you represent everyone, in some ways you represent no one. You're un-owned.
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Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of taint.
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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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I had an agent in Salt Lake City, but acting was more like a hobby.
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Entrepreneurial leadership requires the ability to move quickly when opportunity presents itself.
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Still ending, and beginning still.
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I don't let my picture be taken. I'm on too many hit lists.
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I'm certainly not a workaholic.
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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.
