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Every morning is a battle between the superego and the id, and I am a mere foot soldier with mud and a snooze button on her shield.
Catherynne M. Valente
But her heart was so cold that she could hold ice in her mouth and it would never melt.
Catherynne M. Valente
I wish you the best that can be hoped for, and no worse than can be expected.
Catherynne M. Valente
A book is a door, you know. Always and forever. A book is a door into another place and another heart and another world.
Catherynne M. Valente
And it's the wonders I'm after, even if I have to bleed for them.
Catherynne M. Valente
We all just keep moving, September. We keep moving until we stop.
Catherynne M. Valente
I am selfish. I am cruel. My mate cannot be less than I.
Catherynne M. Valente
Just remember that the only question in a house is who is to rule. The rest is only dancing around that, trying not to look it in the eye.
Catherynne M. Valente
Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful.
Catherynne M. Valente
For most of us, fanfiction is a non-issue. Even for midlist writers. We will never be popular enough for people to play in our worlds with any frequency. The problem for us is getting people to read and care about our books that much in the first place.
Catherynne M. Valente
Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was doing, and should stop immediately. It only took the one to tell me something different to light a fire under me.
Catherynne M. Valente
No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way.
Catherynne M. Valente
