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- Nov 07, 2020
Like Quotes
Quotes on what people like and why.
These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.
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- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like too many horror writers and filmmakers sort of just assume that the default is, 'The horror movie must be all atmosphere first and everything else second.'
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
'A Head Full of Ghosts' was my first full horror novel, and that felt like coming home as a writer.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fashion is like the ashes left behind by the uniquely shaped flames of the fire, the trace alone revealing that a fire actually took place.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.
- Embarked
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's certainly a cliche to remark that a nonfiction book 'reads just like a novel,' but in the case of Jonathan Eig's 'The Birth of the Pill,' I have no other recourse, since his narrative is full of larger-than-life characters sharply limned and embarked on fascinating doings, their story told in sprightly visual fashion.
- Crushing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The juggernaut that is steampunk, like Dr. Loveless's giant mechanical spider in the 1999 film version of 'The Wild, Wild West,' seems capable of crushing all naysayers.
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of the birth of subgenres, there is no end. They arise like bubbles full of miraculous hopes and potentials from the Planckian foam of the canon, inspiring writers new and established alike.
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
The term 'steampunk' itself, now a badge of honor, began as a putdown, a joke. But like 'Big Bang' in cosmology, the diss became the standard.
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt like there was a certain standard that we held 'Strangers' to, so I think about that whenever I work on something.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something very, very liberating about Harley Quinn. Much more so than a character like Catwoman or Poison Ivy. Those are great characters. But then again, those characters are more of the femme fatale and the temptress roles.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was one of those goofy kids whose year narrowed down to focus on Christmas from about September on. I guess I was like Ralphie in 'A Christmas Story,' in that I would get swept up into the anticipation of the holiday, watching the lights go up, hearing the songs in the stores, getting special Christmas issues of comics and all that.
- Who
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can have villains like the Penguin, who strut around in a tuxedo with an umbrella, and Poison Ivy and all of the fantastic stuff she does, but unless there's a bit of a human in there, and unless there's a credible threat, then Batman himself doesn't work.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most female characters have either been the temptress - like a Betty Boop type - or the victim - like an Olive Oil type.
- Nov 07, 2020
Characters do change over time; there are surprises, role reversals, and things like that.
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 'Tower Prep,' Cartoon Network wanted to go into a new area where no other kids' programming was going. There were a lot of kids' sitcoms on the air, but they wanted to really go with more of like an adventure/drama feel.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020