Marie Brennan famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Matriarchy is a time-honored staple for any writer looking to invent an exotic society.
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But coming to terms with one’s sorrow is one thing; sharing it with strangers is quite another.
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Schools are compulsory for about ten years of a person's life. They are, perhaps, the only compulsory institutions for all citizens, although those with full membership in schools are not yet treated as full citizens of our society...
-- Marie Brennan
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I'm not like most designers, who have to set sail on an exotic getaway to get inspired. Most of the time, it's on my walk to work, or sitting in the subway and seeing something random or out of context.
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[On her writing agenda:] Make the familiar exotic; the exotic familiar.
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Of all the exotic aromas and experiences from my sojourn in Ethiopia, it’s the frankincense I miss most.
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Everyone is so weird in L.A. that if you're somewhat normal, it's exotic.
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Reading Claire Cooks novel is like eating some exotic dish about which you say, Wow, this is great! Whats in it? The ingredients here are: intelligence, humor, poignancy, revelation and, perhaps best of all, true originality. Ready to Fall seems to me to be ready to soar.
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The choice between starving and being eaten is an exotic one.
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Most exotic animals are not particularly interested in people, which makes it hard to provoke them. Human-rearing gets them used to and sometimes imprinted on humans, which makes them potentially dangerous.
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Africa was the most exotic place I could conceive of - the end of the world - and I knew I would go there one day.
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Regular expository preaching of the Bible is the staple diet of a healthy church.
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Staples are only good if they truly suit our lifestyle.
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