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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ISS leak is just like on a ship, there are bulkheads that, if there's an emergency, can separate an area that's no longer airtight from the undamaged portion of the station. The former Russian space station Mir actually did once develop a leak, after colliding with an unmanned cargo ship. Everyone survived.
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
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I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself.
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I'm fine with being a little bit of an instigator.
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As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most - an era of hope, change, and economic renewal.
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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.
