Aliette de Bodard Quotes

It certainly seems as though a great majority of genre is conflict-focused and, not only that, but focused on large physical conflicts.

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• I said a long time ago that Foursquare can make cities better. You have these augmented realities like Foursquare and Twitter and Facebook that provide these virtual nodes and instant feedback from anywhere, adding annotation around a physical places.

  

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• I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves.

  

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• Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.

  

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• I work hard, and I do good, and I'm going to enjoy myself. I'm not going to let you restrict me.

  

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• We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go.

  

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• You get to a point where you really can't manage more artists, because representing artists takes a lot of time.

  

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• I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.

  

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• I am surrounded by great people.

  

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• Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.

  

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• I met Bon Jovi on the way to Washington, D.C. I think I called him Jon Jovi. Ugghhhh. I just smiled and pretended it didn't happen. I love him and his wife; they're so sweet. I was very nervous.

  

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• It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.

  

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• I'm sure I'm perceived in a more glam way. This is my breakout if you will.

  

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• I think that when something happens when you're growing up, like a death or divorce, it does open the world slightly because things aren't as straightforward.

  

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• They are more beautiful than anything in the world, kinetic sculptures, perfect form in motion.

  

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• If I had not been dyslexic, I wouldn't have needed sports. I would have been like every other kid. Instead, I found my one thing, and I was never going to let go of it. That little dyslexic kid is always in the back of your head.

  

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• I look for roles that resonate with me these days. While I love putting out just fabulous entertainment, I think now as artists, especially with so much uncertainty going on in the world, you want to be a part of things that offer or promote healing in some way and perhaps a little introspection once you leave.

  

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• I think my parents did a great job of reminding me that I wasn't as big a deal as maybe I thought I was at times.

  

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• It certainly seems as though a great majority of genre is conflict-focused and, not only that, but focused on large physical conflicts.

  

  Aliette de Bodard
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