Emma Donoghue Quotes

I'm not at all snobby about book prizes and how they pollute the world of literature. Just like with the Olympics, a little bit of competition gets people truly engrossed in the business of literature.

Emma Donoghue

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I don't think comedy is something you learn. I think it's something that's either there or it's not.

Jessica Walter

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I had a sense of debt to the medical profession and to surgery particularly. I would not be as ambient as I am without it.

Jeffrey Tate

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I like film books at the bottom of the barrel and art books at the top. 'The Ghastly One,' by Jimmy McDonough, is a hilarious biography of one of the most hideous directors who ever picked up a movie camera - Andy Milligan.

John Waters

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I look at every girl, and I think, 'You're going to change my life.' I'm very down to earth at heart.

Tristan MacManus

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I was depressed for a long time.

Tony Rock

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I like to cook and go to Whole Foods.

Tom Sturridge

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You have to have that organizational principle behind the song.

Tom Verlaine

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I don't think we should have to do a Mars mission on the basis of hysteria. I think we should do a Mars mission on the basis of a deliberate judgment that what we want to do is open up a new planet for humanity... that we are continuing to be a nation of pioneers.

Robert Zubrin

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My dad was a real fun guy, and despite his personal problems, he was a great father. It wasn't easy, but he did a good job of raising my sister Mary and I all by himself.

Molly Shannon

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Since the pleasure of most foods is in the first few bites, eat one thing on your plate at a time, at least at the start of the meal when you can concentrate and enjoy the full flavors.

Mireille Guiliano

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I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously.

Don Ameche

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Evolution is a fact. It is the best explanation of what is known from observations. It's a theory as powerful as the theory of gravity.

Donald Johanson

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