"I do have personal relationships with a lot of "fans," in quotations. I answer all my mail, I get emails from fans, and I try to answer them all. That's important to me, but occasionally there's the thing where people basically ask me to write book reports for them, and I don't have that kind of time. I feel like there's a certain sexism involved, like because I'm a woman I'm supposed to constantly be like giving to everybody."

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Source : Source: www.aboutfilm.com

Kathleen Hanna

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #People Quotes

“I've worked so hard to eliminate the inner geek from my life. I suddenly realize I have no patience for those people who still have their geeks showing. Now I see why being 'normal' has been so important to me.”
“To be a catalyst is one of my life's objectives. I've been inspired by many people who in turn have been catalysts. It's very interesting to see the waves of interest come and go in Celtic territory. If I can be a catalyst for other people, that's wonderful.”

Source : "Times of Discovery". Interview with Anil Prasad, www.innerviews.org. 1991.
“I am going to give you a piece of advice... advice I wish I'd been told in guidance class back in high school, in between the don't-do-acid and don't-drink-and-drive films. I wish our counselors had told us, 'When you grow older a dreadful, horrible sensation will come over you. It's called loneliness, and you think you know what it is now, but you don't. Here is the list of the symptoms, and don't worryâ€”loneliness is the most universal sensation on the planet. Just remember one factâ€”loneliness will pass. You will survive and you will be a better human for it.”

Source : Douglas Coupland (1993). “Shampoo Planet”, p.130, Simon and Schuster
“As much as you love to finish games and all that kind of stuff, at the same time as a starting pitcher you hate to come out of a game where your closer has no margin for error, ... So at least with one guy on, Braden's got a little margin to make a mistake.”
“If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them.”

Source : Christopher Moore (2009). “The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror”, p.91, Hachette UK
“I want to do something important in my life, and I think that adding beauty to the world with books... really is important.”
“It is with jealousy as with the gout. When such distempers are in the blood, there is never any security against their breaking out, and that often on the slightest occasions, and when least suspected.”
“It's always gonna be different when I make a record just because I kind of touch on every sort of genre.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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