43 Quotes by Kate Klise

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    ...it's nice of Mrs. Goe to think that marching against the juvenile juror law is going to keep kids safe. But the fact is, we're NOT safe. Nobody is. That's the whole point. There's no such thing as being safe--here or anywhere. People get hurt every day. Some people get killed by weirdos like Bob White and some people just get teased to death at the lunch table for drinking orange soda or eating a tuna fish sandwich.

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    I walked down Paseo del Prado, losing myself to the sights, sounds, and dense magic of the city. There's something weirdly calming about being alone in a big city. It made me feel like the universe was hugely generous, and that my species was so damn smart to have constructed such a beautiful city.

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    Uh, puedo hablar con Andrew Nelson, por favor?" I asked, feeling like an idiot."Quien?" "El americano," I explained. "Muy grande americano." In trying to describe my father, I sounded like I was ordering coffee. But it worked.

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    Inilah nerakanya menjadi orangtua-melihat seluruh sifat terburukmu dalam diri orang lain. Lalu ada lagi frustasi karena tidak bisa mengubah sifat-sifat itu pada diri anakmu, sebagaimana kau tidak mampu mengubahnya dalam dirimu sendiri.

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    The smartest thing I ever did as a writer was hire a retired conservation agent to blaze a hiking trail for me. It's nothing fancy - just a narrow path that meanders for a little over a mile through the woods near my home. But that trail through the trees has become my therapist, my personal trainer, and my best editor.

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