Leo Tolstoy Quotes
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I never want to write a book just to tell a story. There is always something deeper going on.
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What I hate in fiction is when the author knows better than the characters what they should do.
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Peace is its own reward.
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You don't ever see a thriller with a spiritual backbone.
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The past is open to all sorts of magical possibilities because it can't be verified. It's as we make it, so it seems to be entirely free. It seems to be completely up for grabs. But of course it's not.
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If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.
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Finding things to wear is what the Internet's for.
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I do believe that there are creative chakras or different sorts of energy centers.
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You shouldn't talk about yourself all the time - most of us aren't for sale. Our books are. Talk about them. It's not a question of whether or not you're fascinating on a personal level - it's that your trivia and trials might not have any connection to the tone, tenor and sense of your books.
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Aristocracy is always cruel.
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Reticulocytes are terminally differentiating red blood cells that do not contain lysosome. Therefore, it was postulated that the degradation of hemoglobin in these cells is mediated by a non-lysosomal machinery.
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I would like people to know me for who I am, especially since I think people have a very skewed image of me. I was playing a lot of cute characters, a lot of little girls; I was objectified. And I don't want people to think of me as that because it's not who I am, and because I've seen a lot of hostility towards that image.
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My guilty pleasure is Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
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'Moonlight' isn't an issue film. It's not about addiction, it's not about sexuality, it's not about identity. It's about all these different layers, because they are all a part of the character.
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I embrace the idea that I'm an entertainer.
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I really can't break away from wearing black and leather!
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Nothing in the world can be more exciting than to create something and see it work.
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You and this person once competed for the same woman, and you both failed.
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People used to say my music was too difficult or too obscure, and I never set out to be difficult or obscure. I just set out to write what I felt as honestly as I could, and I am delighted when other people feel a part of themselves in the music.
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I grew up loving women and without misogyny, rancour or prejudice, totally loved and loving. And no matter what has happened since, I don't think I have treated women in my life very badly.
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God has blessed me with the gift of cheerfulness.
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I've tried to avoid labels, but they always find you.
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Writing on assignment, with lots of money handed to you before you even began, got very scary for me. My dread of not being perfect, something I got from a childhood surrounded by powerful, successful people, began to infect everything I wrote.
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If a poor person envies a rich person, he is no better than the rich person.
