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 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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People make me key chains... someone attached a Dauntless symbol to a silver pen. That one is what I use to sign books. I use that a lot. I like to keep them around because they remind me that people are waiting for these books and that they really love them. It gives me motivation in those times when I'm not feeling very motivated.
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When I started acting professionally, it really felt like an extension of just playing around - it was all very organic.
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I think having a great idea is vastly overrated. I know it sounds kind of crazy and counterintuitive. I don't think it matters what the idea is, almost. You need great execution.
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Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side.
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When I had my first camera - I was a child of the '80s. I remember what it was like reusing the same tapes over and over again, and having really bad quality and images kind of bubbling up from under the surface.
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Every New Year is the direct descendant, isn't it, of a long line of proven criminals?
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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.
