Sharon Shinn Quotes

I'm fascinated by the idea of disparate, difficult people learning to trust each other when they're thrust into hellish circumstances.

Sharon Shinn

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LearningTrustPeopleCircumstances

Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt.

Robert Reich

PeopleGuiltBrainsIntentCapacity

I'm not a morose person; it's just that my best songs reflect on the sadder aspects of life.

Robert Smith

LifeBestPersonReflectJustSongs

Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football.

John Heisman

FootballSmallBetterBoyThanDied

I never thought that being a puppeteer was something someone could do as a job.

Matt Vogel

JobThoughtSomeoneNeverSomething

And of course coming from Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was my favorite.

Robert Goulet

ComingFavoriteCourseMassachusetts

Cop families have guns in their houses.

Amy Carlson

GunsCopFamiliesHouses

Almost in every kingdom the most ancient families have been at first princes' bastards.

Robert Burton

FirstKingdomAncientBeenAlmost

Having kids is the deal-breaker on shyness! Once you have a baby, you learn to speak up loud and clear to protect them, defend them, and encourage them. I have three sons, so I've experienced that in triplicate.

Lori Foster

BabySpeakLearnYouThreeProtect

What was special about Leonard Cohen's work was its calm mystery.

Julia Holter

WorkCalmMysterySpecialAbout

In all of my books, I've emphasized that the fundamental difference between civilized and indigenous ways of being is that, for even the most open-minded of the civilized, listening to the natural world is a metaphor.

Derrick Jensen

ListeningWorldOpen-MindedNatural

I'm cool with the way I look, I'm not an ugly dog, but I don't see myself as a stud or anything.

Seann William Scott

DogMyselfUglyCoolLookWay

I've always liked shape-shifter characters. I gravitated towards characters like Mystique from 'X-Men,' Zam Wesell from 'Star Wars,' and Tonks from 'Harry Potter.'

Noelle Stevenson

AlwaysStarLikeHarry PotterLiked

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