Peter V. Brett Quotes

I think George R. R. Martin made fantasy grow up. He brought a level of reality into the storytelling where you realize the good guys don't always win and anyone can die, because that's how life works. Bringing that level of reality into the story I think forced the genre to mature in a lot of ways that it hadn't prior.

Peter V. Brett

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LifeGoodWinStoryThinkReality

Keep hope alive!

Jesse Jackson

HopeAliveKeep

There are 2 to 3 million women programmers in the world. We need to see them more.

Megan Smith

WomenWorldMoreNeedSeeMillion

Corn is already the most subsidized crop in America, raking in a total of $51 billion in federal handouts between 1995 and 2005 - twice as much as wheat subsidies and four times as much as soybeans. Ethanol itself is propped up by hefty subsidies, including a fifty-one-cent-per-gallon tax allowance for refiners.

Jeff Goodell

AmericaTaxCornUpTwiceFour

Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs.

Jeff Lindsay

SocietySometimesNothingMoreDogs

We have our work cut out to make sure our outdoors will always remain accessible.

Steve Bullock

WorkOutdoorsWillAlwaysOutSure

Theology is unnecessary.

Stephen Hawking

UnnecessaryTheology

Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath and hope we've set aside enough money for our kid's therapy.

Michelle Pfeiffer

HopeBestMoneyParentsHusbandKid

We have so much lung capacity that we don't even notice a problem until we are in our 40s.

Loni Anderson

ProblemCapacityEvenNoticeMuch

I don't really comment on my personal life because I feel like any comment at all is opening up a whole can of worms. I'd just rather not talk about who I'm dating.

Josh Hartnett

LifeDatingFeelPersonalTalkUp

Ian Fleming was my cousin, you know. He was in naval intelligence.

Christopher Lee

IntelligenceYouKnowHeNaval

Any woman who has attempted to slip a credit card into an inch-deep trouser pocket knows about the annoying puzzle of women's clothing: Pockets rarely work.

Christina Binkley

WorkWomenWomanPuzzleCredit

What motivates me in art is the ugly and beautiful nature of the truth. It has to be truthful and honest, even if it is ugly and grotesque.

Corin Nemec

NatureTruthBeautifulArtUglyMe

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