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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It's guarded by units of the British army and I can never come up to this border without experiencing deep feelings of anger and resentment.
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It doesn't matter how old people are. It matters if they love each other and have fun with each other. It has nothing to do with age. To get old is a mental disease. Everything is in the head.
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A moderately honest man with a moderately faithful wife, moderate drinkers both, in a moderately healthy house: that is the true middle class unit.
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Sometimes you get involved in a film because you just love making movies and you want to keep working. Sometimes you're lucky enough to find something that you really care about. Therefore, now I'm emphasizing developing my own projects and writing my own screenplays, so that I can do exactly what I like to do.
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If a poor person envies a rich person, he is no better than the rich person.
