Suzanne Collins Quotes

I loved 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.' I read it later as an adult, but I loved 'We Have Always Lived in a Castle.' And that brings you around to 'The Lottery.' You can't pretend - it's a lottery in which you draw a name and people die. That's a short story, but it's such an incredible short story.

Suzanne Collins

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My very best friend died in a car accident when I was 16 years old. That was the hardest blow emotionally that I have ever had to endure. Suddenly, you realize tomorrow might not come. Now I live by the motto, 'Today is what I have.'

Amber Heard

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My parents still treat Christmas like I'm thirteen years old.

Mike Shinoda

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Simply by starting to cook again, you declare your independence from the culture of fast food. As soon as you cook, you start thinking about ingredients. You start thinking about plants and animals and not the microwave. And you will find that your diet, just by that one simple act, that is greatly improved.

Michael Pollan

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Maggie went out of doors to wash the windows and father came out into the kitchen and said he did not know whether he would go down to the post office or not. And then I sprinkled some handkerchiefs to iron.

Lizzie Andrew Borden

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I don't buy into this, 'Oh, poor us. We've got tough budget problems.'

Lisa Murkowski

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Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

Don Marquis

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That's the thing about leaks: sometimes they aren't misinterpreted or false.

Colin Trevorrow

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I didn't want to study theater or go to school in the city. I wanted the all-American 'Here's your quad' college experience.

Ari Graynor

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One of the things that got me interested in genetics was the relationship between genes and environment. We are all dealt a certain deck of cards, but our environment can influence the outcomes.

Anne Wojcicki

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I know it's kind of cliche, but my favourite is still the first 'Hell in a Cell.'

Seth Rollins

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You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.

Sharon Horgan

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Family - it's all about family. Families feeling safe and finding your safe place.

Noma Dumezweni

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