Anne Stevenson Quotes

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.

Anne Stevenson

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WorkMeIdeasMemorableOriginal

Gian Luca and I have been together for such a long time, we're in it for the long haul.

Jessica Chastain

TimeTogetherLongLong TimeBeen

I've always been really fascinated by Vincent van Gogh.

Michael C. Hall

AlwaysBeenVanFascinatedReally

In a single lifetime, roughly from 1865 to 1930, one finds the pioneering and patterning works of modern fantasy, science fiction, children's literature and detective fiction, of modern adventure, mystery and romance.

Michael Dirda

ScienceChildrenAdventureMystery

The entertainment industry has an effect on social consciousness.

Sonoya Mizuno

EntertainmentConsciousnessIndustry

I grew up surrounded by sketch comedy.

Simon Helberg

ComedySketchUpSurroundedGrew

Blackness, any sort of difference, is not a burden. Relegating blackness or other sorts of difference to serious books that explicitly engage with issues creates a context in which it can seem like one.

Rumaan Alam

SeriousBurdenDifferenceEngage

The sexual deviance - I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss that; but we do have hints of it but in a more psychological way and therefore more human way, arguably. Or certainly to the extent that the animated series takes that sexuality.

Marton Csokas

SaidLyingWayMoreHumanSexuality

Just because you liked something as a youngster doesn't mean you have to like it as an adult. You can change your taste a little bit on the sweets and things like that.

Mike Ditka

ChangeYouJust BecauseMeanSweets

For me, it's hard to enter any situation with people where we're considering everyone equals, because I bring all of this massive baggage into anything that I do, preconceptions of my work. That's a lot for the people that I might be bringing along with me to bear.

Lou Barlow

WorkPeopleMeSituationBearHard

Most people go, I wish for world peace. But chaos has a place in balancing out the light and the dark in the world. I don't know if I would wish for world peace.

Brendan Fraser

LightPeacePeopleChaosWorldWish

I've learned that most of gay America is coupled up, or looking to be. No wonder gay marriage has such traction. So many of us are already in it, so of course we want the legal benefits.

Bruce Vilanch

MarriageLookingLegalAmericaGay

A good number of my friends are married, which seems very old-fashioned.

Allison Williams

GoodFriendsOld-FashionedSeems

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