Hanya Yanagihara Quotes

You see a virus very differently when it's caught and suspended on a slab of glass than when you're observing how it's ravaged a fellow human being.

Hanya Yanagihara

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I would love for 'Hedwig' to be in every tiny shopping mall so every freakish kid like I was can have a broadening experience.

John Cameron Mitchell

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For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And it's a complete physical expression of freedom.

Robert Redford

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I never really wanted to be a writer. I know it sounds strange, but I honestly believe that I didn't pick the story; the story has picked me. I've written absolutely no fiction before 'The Immortals of Meluha.' Not even a short story in school - absolutely nothing.

Amish Tripathi

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I believe very confidently in the truth of Scripture, where it says that there is no authority, no power given to man except as given by God.

Steven Curtis Chapman

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When I was 16... I worked in a pet store. And they fired me because... they had three snakes in there, and one day I braided them.

Steven Wright

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If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.

Roger Clemens

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My stepfather was fond of letting me know, quote, 'I ain't your... damn daddy.' That was something that was painful, to put it mildly.

Chris Gardner

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I have no control over what people think, and if I were to spend energy on that, I would be a lifeless, deadened human being.

Chris Pine

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Climbing, as my grandmother said, it's a pretty frivolous thing. She always wondered when I was going to get a real job. But climbing is a real job for me now, and I enjoy it. It's a gift that I'm able to do it, share adventure and motivation with people.

Conrad Anker

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If you are a good person, you will probably be a good father. Try not to worry too much. If you don't feel apprehensive just before your first child arrives, you are abnormal. Though catastrophe doesn't come as often in childbirth as it did a few generations ago, we naturally fear it.

Clyde Edgerton

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I would love to do something in the thriller category. Not so much horror, but I would love to do a full-on psychological thriller. That would be really interesting. A period piece would also be fantastic.

Brooke Nevin

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Painting is as close as a person can get to actually capturing the heat of the moment.

Sylvester Stallone

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