Gail Carson Levine Quotes

I had to write something and couldn't think of a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story because it already had a plot! Then, when I thought about Cinderella's character, I realized that she was too much of a goody-two-shoes for me, and I would hate her before I finished ten pages.

Gail Carson Levine

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 17, 1947

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Anyone who has any kind of success in Hollywood wants to make more expensive movies and spend more money, be bigger. I think it's unusual to have success and want to stay small.

Jason Blum

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I think ceramics are so amazing because they're incredibly educational - you can buy something made in the 14th century, and it looks like it was made yesterday. There's something to be learned there, and ceramics can tell you the history of the time because they're functional vessels, ultimately.

Jonathan Anderson

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Young people are more intelligent and sophisticated.

Dianne Wiest

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Once I knock Szpilka out, I want all the Polish fans to come on the 'Bronze Bomber' train as I bring the heavyweight division back to the top.

Deontay Wilder

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If music be the food of love, play on.

William Shakespeare

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That's the Apple I want - I want an Apple that's bold and taking risks and being aggressive.

Phil Schiller

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Why shouldn't I be allowed to say stupid, outrageous things?

Sebastian Horsley

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I think more than comedy, probably more than straight drama, I like horror. And horror I think I'm particularly good at. It's a mistake a lot of directors make, especially young directors. They always want to make the kind of movies that they most admire and aren't necessarily sensitive to what they have the best skill set for.

Scott Derrickson

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You know how my mother and father met? In a train robbery!

Tzipi Livni

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It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

Ryan Lochte

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At NIH, what tends to happen is that the proven researchers tend to get the money. New researchers, younger researchers, or people on the cutting edge don't get the money until they have gray beards.

Mort Kondracke

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Hypersensitivity has become a weapon.

Lionel Shriver

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