Kevin Kwan Quotes
I remember I had an aunt that lived in a house that had this beautiful ceramic wall that was entirely a painting of a peacock.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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The love of liberty and the sense of human dignity are the basic elements of the Anarchist creed.
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I feel to look for perfection is a very dangerous path. More than that, it's dangerous because it doesn't exist. You can aim for it, but you already know you won't get there because it doesn't exist. Plus, I definitely think the flaws, little cracks, and accidents are a lot more interesting.
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A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there.
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I think the interesting thing about the word 'posh' is that it is so relative; it's quite a provocative title because people have strong feelings about that word.
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Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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I think with 'Skinwalkers,' the success of it spoke for itself. Meaning a lot of people wanted to see something new on television.
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When I first started writing, I used to listen to music all the time because it would make time pass more quickly. And then I started to wonder if the music wasn't affecting my writing in ways that I didn't necessarily intend.
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The older I get the more of my mother I see in myself.
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They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.
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In my own experience, I've found that it's very difficult to make peace with women. We tend to be competitive and feel angry.
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If I was to keep playing, I had to play in Detroit, and it just wasn't for me anymore.
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I know that for me, a lot of people will look at me and they'll think 'Somali' or 'outsider' instead of 'Minnesota.'
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I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.
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The thing is that pictures are everywhere. The question is what we don't see, and why don't we see so much. I just see it.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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In Japan, there is less a culture of preserving old buildings than in Europe.
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I suspect people always thought I had a boyfriend, so nobody came after me.
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We were definitely a live band. There were a lot of gigs in those days. The London area where we came from there was probably three times as many venues as there are now.
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I remember I had an aunt that lived in a house that had this beautiful ceramic wall that was entirely a painting of a peacock.
