"I am finishing a biography of [Gustave] Flaubert. Because he is the opposite of what I am. One needs to rub up against argument."
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"Some things we need to talk about, but not here. I'll see you later, darling." "No you won't, nut muffin!"
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"The last thing that you need to fret about is my feeling emasculated, Kitten; but talk is cheap, so I'll be sure to show you later." ~Bones"
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"Catherine! Get out of my way. I need to have a word with that thing." Since she usually called Bones "filthy animal", I assumed "thing" meant Ian."
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"I don't lack for bed partners, so I don't need to scrounge for unwilling scraps.-Spade"
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"Kitty need's a tounge bath"
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"You should figure out who you are and what you need, and then don't apologize for it."
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"I'll take as much work as I can get. You can always need more work."
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"It's something I always tell myself: 'You need to calm the f--k down. You don't want to constantly be a GIF."
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"It's the off-the-court spotlight in terms of having people look at you in terms of analyzing every little thing you do in your life, or having less privacy in your day-to-day activities, that's an area I need to get more accustomed to."
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"I just want people to respect the privacy of my relatives in Taiwan. ... They need to live their lives as well."
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"I don't need to hang out in a posse and try to act cool."
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"I've been in a bad accident on I-95, as well as my friend. Having this kind of organization is important so that change can occur. I'll be around whenever they need me."
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"We need to become more unreasonable but in an intelligent way."
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"You need to have many points of reference; many places to touch down and make contact with."
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"I don't think anything needs to happen in a book."
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"I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I'd love that. But I don't need to be. I just want to be here. That's it."
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"The established characters are easy to recall. I don't know why, but they come back to me instantly when I need them. It's the one-time-only characters that I don't remember where the voice I used came from."
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"Making the most of your life is unusual. That's why you need to develop unusual habits to earn outstanding rewards."
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"Don't take the casual approach to life. Casualness leads to casualties. Seek out the mentors that you need that will lead you to greatness in your field. If you're not willing to learn from others, who are you willing to learn from?"
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