Caroline B. Cooney Quotes

People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's.

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• I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.

  

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• Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.

  

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• One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'

  

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• I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.

  

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• I am a night owl. I always have been... and I'd like to think I always will be, although surely having children will put a stop to my nightly affairs with myself.

  

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• I am obsessed with the whole Victoriana thing, the whole Jack the Ripper London era, the grayness of it, the haunted feeling of it, all ancient and bloody.

  

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• Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'

  

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• I have no privacy anymore.

  

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• I wanted to be ballerina, be in a band, then in drama.

  

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• Memories are thoughts that arise. They're not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it's just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.

  

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• I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.

  

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• I figured out early on what I wanted to do.

  

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• I have had just an excess of energy. That's why I've always been active.

  

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• I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.

  

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• I have faith in faith. God is there, whether we have faith or not, so why not have faith in him?

  

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• I wrote a lot of 'Red Queen' wrapped in a blanket, cramped up while watching the snow come down.

  

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• I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.

  

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• I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us.

  

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• An undefined goal is unreachable.

  

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• Let's face it: I look pretty out of shape.

  

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• We should be writing more great roles for women, period. Another problem is that movies are generally made for 14-year-old boys, and 14-year-old boys want to watch 25-year-old action heroes.

  

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• We're close friends - the American people, the Israeli people, our governments. There's absolutely no daylight - none - between us and the Israelis on the question of Israel's security.

  

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• People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's.

  

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