Marie Lu Quotes

My first three manuscripts were epic fantasy - like high fantasy - and then the fourth one was a historical fantasy about Mozart as a child. I still have a soft spot for that one!

Marie Lu

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From the age of 15 to 50, I'd hardly stepped out of a kitchen. I just wanted to live a little, to spend time with my wife and children. The first time I saw snow was when I was 50, because I'd never had the time before.

Joel Robuchon

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I expect my next job to be outside government.

John Engler

JobGovernmentOutsideNextExpect

There were not fifteen people in the story department and twenty-five producers and stuff. And Roger had produced 1,000 movies and directed a couple of hundred, and their comments were always very, very specific.

John Sayles

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Tragedies make you realize how selfish you are.

Tony Dorsett

SelfishYouRealizeMakeHow

I think it's a stereotype that soldiers don't talk, because my experience is that they will talk if they are met with empathy and no judgment.

Mary Gauthier

ExperienceEmpathyThinkWillTalk

Since 2001, I've done what every elected official should be doing in government right now. My staff and I took a look at the books, thought outside the box and proposed reforms.

Mike Quigley

GovernmentThoughtDoingLookDone

In the end, the politics of the euro zone weren't strong enough to create a fully integrated fiscal union with a common banking system, etc.

Joseph Stiglitz

PoliticsStrongEndEnoughCreate

The climate is changing, but the question is how much - and to what extent human factors are contributing to that.

Jon Keyser

HumanQuestionChangingMuchHow

I had told my agents that I didn't want to do television. I can't believe I had that gall, looking back on it. I would never condescend to do TV, and then 'Taxi' called up for a guest spot in the first season. And my common sense kind of took over, I guess.

Christopher Lloyd

Looking BackLookingBelieveBack

Mormons aren't gonna buy my album but, you know, what are you gonna do?

Christina Aguilera

YouKnowBuyAlbumGonnaMormons

It's always hard to write and get your words out there, to find an editor, a publisher - readers! - who are going to appreciate them.

Colson Whitehead

WordsAppreciateFindWriteHard

I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.

Antonio Gramsci

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