"Since I wasn't able to leave a succession of beautiful lies, I want to leave the smidgen of truth that the falsehood of everything lets us suppose we can tell."
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"I didn't want to be a former child actor for the rest of my life, although in some ways I suppose I am. I am going to be that."
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"When I was young, I liked romance. But to me, romance is the opposite of domestic life. I just don't want anyone in the apartment, not for longer than a few hours."
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"When I started publishing, I got offers to write for big magazines. But I would always say, "Well, it's not that I don't want to write for these big magazines, but you can't edit it.""
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"You have a very open relationship with your fans." "Yes. We have an open relationship. Obviously they can see other authors if they want, and I can see other readers."
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"Gamma rays are the sort of radiation you should avoid. Want proof? Just remember how the comic strip character "The Hulk" became big, green, and ugly."
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"Perhaps the pleasure one feels in writing is not the infallible test of the literary value of a page; perhaps it is only a secondary state which is often superadded, but the want of which can have no prejudicial effect on it. Perhaps some of the greatest masterpieces were written while yawning."
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"Every girl wants to be the one girl that can change that guy"
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"Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans."
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"I carry around a little stool to stand on when people want a picture with their cellular phones."
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"O seeker! Rely on nothing until you want nothing."
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"People think that I don't work, and I fly around in Oprah's private plane doing whatever I want."
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"We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses."
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"I hope that by people seeing the result of freedom that they'll want some, too."
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"And what you need ironically. Will turn out what you want to be. If you just let it."
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"Now Bella, you know Jacob adores you. He naturally wants to protect you. He literally worships the ground you walk on." "Ha ha," Bella said dryly. "Earth demon. Worship the ground. Cute. Really cute."
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"When I really want to be soothed and reminded of why people bother to fiddle with sentences, I often read poetry."
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"There are noble books but one wants the breath of life sometimes."
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"When I don't feel free and can't do what I want I just react. I go against it."
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"I don't want our relationship to end like this. You're one of the very few friends I have, and it hurts not being able to see you. When am I going to be able to talk to you? I want you to tell me that much, at least."
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