Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes
I came into science fiction at a very good time, when the doors were getting thrown open to all kinds of more experimental writing, more literary writing, riskier writing. It wasn't all imitation Heinlein or Asimov. And of course, women were creeping in, infiltrating. Infesting the premises.
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Yeah I'm still writing. I've got about 14 tracks now. But we've been on tour so we haven't had time to get back to a rehearsal place.
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When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I'm falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster.
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After marriage, most women keep aside their aspirations and dreams as their priorities change.
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I've always written songs that were confessional, acoustic, wordy - my writing style matches my personality. The music always has to match the mouth it comes out of.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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My wife and I were both very engaged in trying to defeat Trump. We knocked on doors in three states.
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.
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We have to give feminism a shot. Out of sheer self preservation, we have to stand aside and let women run the show.
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It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll.
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Try imagining James Joyce not writing about being a Catholic.
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Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.
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I'll never forget one morning I walked in and I had a hell of a bruise - it had been a difficult night the night before - and a client said to me, 'Good God, Vidal, what happened to your face?' And I said, 'Oh, nothing, madam, I just fell over a hairpin.'
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I think one challenge is that having few women in your work environment makes you feel a little isolated and alone. I'm an extrovert; I like talking to people, and I make friends easily, but if your personality is somewhat different, I think you would struggle to connect with people.
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Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.
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God forbid that women have fantasies.
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I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be.
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Why do women get paid less money? It doesn't make any sense.
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When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.
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'The Silver Shoes,' said the Good Witch, 'have wonderful powers. And one of the most curious things about them is that they can carry you to any place in the world in three steps, and each step will be made in the wink of an eye. All you have to do is to knock the heels together three times and command the shoes to carry you wherever you wish to go.'
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'The Dark Knight' is a really good movie that reached both critics and mainstream audiences.
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I'm part wood nymph. I require mountains and warm, dense patches of moss to thrive.
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It took me a lot of times watching it that I started to appreciate 'Pulp Fiction.'
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The only time I don't work is when I am asleep.
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I came into science fiction at a very good time, when the doors were getting thrown open to all kinds of more experimental writing, more literary writing, riskier writing. It wasn't all imitation Heinlein or Asimov. And of course, women were creeping in, infiltrating. Infesting the premises.
