Tamora Pierce Quotes
After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.
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I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired.
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Being made in the image of God, man was the crown of creation.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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You all look like happy campers to me. Happy campers you are, happy campers you have been, and, as far as I am concerned, happy campers you will always be.
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I just kind of assumed that you do a movie and then you leave and you hop onto the next thing. I never thought that people are actually buddies.
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People are incredible creatures of habit.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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In 2009, I traveled to South Sudan with my organization PSI. While there, I visited a local school and met with a group of children who had formed a water club. The group learned about how to treat their drinking water and use proper hygiene practices, such as washing their hands before eating or after going to the bathroom.
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I lived around the corner from Saul Bellow.
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People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
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I don't remember not singing. I started when I was, I don't know how - what, two years old or a year old or something like that.
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Songwriting is such an intricate part of me as an artist and as a person; I couldn't just let someone else do it.
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A book makes claims of literary art.
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I collect books, and I love libraries. I love bookstores. And to me meeting a writer is important. And when I saw a book with my name on it I almost passed out.
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After I recovered from 'Lioness', I wanted to write something about animals because I really like mythical creatures, especially dragons. At 12, I was one of those semi-recluses who did better with animals than people. Out of that, came the character, Daine, who could communicate with animals.
