Seanan McGuire Quotes

I grew up in an apartment that would have made a trailer look really decadent and nice. Pretty much the only dependable thing I had was books.

Seanan McGuire

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 5, 1978

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LookNiceApartmentUpPrettyMade

I worked on a show called 'West Wing' before. I didn't work with Aaron Sorkin, but he created the show and set the tenor of the show, which was you follow the words of the script perfectly because there's a dramaturgical thing behind it.

Jimmy Smits

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I like period drama because everyone is so restrained, but they have all these emotions raging underneath.

Jenna-Louise Coleman

EmotionsDramaEveryoneBecauseLike

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift of teaching is a peculiar talent, and implies a need and a craving in the teacher himself.

John Jay Chapman

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I think that laughter and death are closely related: comedy is the quintessential human reaction to the fear of death. It's probably linked with the fact that we are the only animals who know we must die.

Maurizio Cattelan

FearDeathLaughterThinkDieKnow

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

Jeff Beck

BestMindMeGivingStopPerson

There's a lot to learn from President Clinton. It kills me as a strong Republican saying it, but he was the most effective president during my lifetime. And when business got out of line, he smacked them.

John T. Chambers

BusinessMeSayingStrongLearnOut

Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace.

John Tyler

ThoughtYouEmbraceMoreSheAlways

'French Women Don't Get Fat' has become something of a phenomenon.

Sonny Mehta

WomenFatBecomeSomethingGet

I so respect Sen. McCain's service to this country, and no one certainly knows more about torture than he does, and so I recognize that.

Trent Franks

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Not long after I published my first book, I quickly found I was terrible at being interviewed.

Tom Wolfe

BookLongFirstBeingTerrible

Under the Constitution, federal law trumps both state and city law. But antitrust law allows states some exceptional leeway to adopt anticompetitive business regulations, out of respect for states' rights to regulate business. This federal respect for states' rights does not extend to cities.

Marvin Ammori

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Sometimes I listen to '60s or oldies stations to see if they're going to play a Beach Boys song.

Mike Love

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