Eleanor Catton Quotes

Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It can be strangely galvanising to get a 'bad' one.

Eleanor Catton

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I don't shoot guns. I don't know how to do that. I grew Upstate New York, so I fought with my fists.

Jimmy Fallon

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That's my parenting style - 'Go watch the TV.' I'm one of 11 children, and my mother's parenting style was, 'There's the TV. Go watch it. Mommy's got 10 other people to take care of.'

Stephen Colbert

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We realized the best way to monetize content was through a subscription model.

Trip Adler

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Access to presidential materials should be as wide as possible.

Robert Dallek

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Every actor who's been around long enough knows that when something bad happens in this business, it's always for a reason. Really, the hardest part is waiting to find out what the reason is.

Rory O'Malley

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If one accepts the terms of the covenant and obeys God's law, he or she receives the blessings associated with the covenant.

Russell M. Nelson

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Film, theater and television always kind of scared me. I don't ever seriously think of myself as an actor at all, and I don't plan any film career or television career.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I have not done anything wrong. I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations and I have not provided false information to this or any other committee.

Lois Lerner

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Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honor.

Joseph Addison

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This has been harder for my friends. I know I'm going to die.

Dick Sargent

FriendsDieKnowGoingBeenHarder

How do we create new value? You create value by running services on the blockchain.

William Mougayar

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A Confucian or Jewish love of learning would gain minorities far more than any affirmative action laws we might pass.

Richard Lamm

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