Guy Gavriel Kay Quotes

Significant consequences can begin very inconsequentially. That's one thing that fascinates me. The other thing that fascinates me is how accident can undermine something that's unfolding, something that might have played out differently otherwise.

Guy Gavriel Kay

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: November 7, 1954

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I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

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I hear, 'But why do poor people make such bad decisions?' But actually, their decision-making can be far more complex than that of the better-off in many ways. They're not financially illiterate: they're constantly weighing up choices based on the reality of poverty. Somehow the international development community has resisted accepting this.

Ann Cotton

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World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.

Stephen Ambrose

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The thing I remember most about having a tantrum is not the rage during the tantrum, but the being freaked out afterwards, and embarrassed, and guilty. It's scary to lose control of yourself.

Spike Jonze

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It sounds like a media line, but I'm passionate about thanking the fans for their support.

Tom Felton

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Certain rhythms just have certain moods.

Dennis Brown

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I never thought of London in terms of possible heroes - of course, there are thousands. It's a very talented city.

Doris Lessing

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Pretty much from 1979 through 1988, the backbone of my career was the theater. Working on Broadway a couple of times, working off-Broadway, and also doing a lot of regional theater. Make no mistake, I lived very frugally. I had an apartment that was real cheap. I would get two or three jobs per season, and in between I'd be on unemployment.

Delroy Lindo

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There's a statue of Jimmy Stewart in the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the statue talks better than he does.

Dean Martin

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I love Adele. Natasha Bedingfield is cool, those sort of people.

Bridgit Mendler

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What you do by having an income tax rate reduction across the board, you really provide great incentives for people to work, produce, and increase output. So I would support a carbon tax in replacement for a progressive income tax.

Arthur Laffer

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We never repent of having eaten too little.

Thomas Jefferson

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