Antonya Nelson Quotes
I think what I like best is that when people give talks or workshops, it doesn't really matter what level you are as a writer - whether you are a beginner, or you've been around the block a bit; there's something that you can take away from every session.
Quotes to Explore
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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
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There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It's my passion to express that.
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Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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I'm not the type of person that is forced.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better.
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I don't want to paint a picture of total gloom and doom.
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I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
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The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being.
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Happiness is a mysterious concept. It seems to work best as futurity: at that point I will be happy, et cetera. I feel like I experience small pieces of joy day to day.
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I've approached every character I've ever played with a poem, first and foremost.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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When liberty returns, I will return.
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You have to take control of your own life, your own destiny, and your own careers. You can't leave everything up to someone else, 'cause then you can look at them and blame them.
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My thinking is lot more different with many actresses in the industry. I don't understand why people in showbiz put their profession of acting in the back seat after marriage.
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I have encountered those who feel that libraries have served their purpose and are no longer needed. There are those who consider them a soft target when it comes to local authority budget cuts. In certain political quarters, there is a refusal to see that our public library service needs active protection.
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I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So I'd vote for experience, honest experience.
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The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
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You cannot have a good character today and at the same time have a small mind and a little heart. You cannot have a good character today and be merely a petty reformer.
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I'm drawn to villains that are three-dimensional and raw and that I can kind of see in my own life.
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It would be quite interesting to use Kermit the Frog to act like a real frog. But it wouldn't produce captivating theatre.
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I think what I like best is that when people give talks or workshops, it doesn't really matter what level you are as a writer - whether you are a beginner, or you've been around the block a bit; there's something that you can take away from every session.
