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Connie Willis quotes: Barbie's one of those fads whose popularity makes you lose all faith in the human race.

Barbie's one of those fads whose popularity makes you lose all faith in the human race.

Connie Willis quotes: Time is the fire in which we burn. - Delmore Schwartz

Time is the fire in which we burn. - Delmore Schwartz

Connie Willis quotes: One of the nastier trends in library management in recent years is the notion that libraries should be 'responsive to their patrons'.

One of the nastier trends in library management in recent years is the notion that libraries should be 'responsive to their patrons'.

Connie Willis quotes: People will buy anything at jumble sales,' I said. 'At the Evacuated Children Charity Fair a woman bought a tree branch that had fallen on the table.

People will buy anything at jumble sales,' I said. 'At the Evacuated Children Charity Fair a woman bought a tree branch that had fallen on the table.

Connie Willis quotes: They were a susitute. They were what you did when you couldn't have what you wanted.

They were a susitute. They were what you did when you couldn't have what you wanted.

Connie Willis quotes: Don't come all the way across town. There's a Metro station right outside of Arlington. I'll meet you there, all right?

Don't come all the way across town. There's a Metro station right outside of Arlington. I'll meet you there, all right?

Connie Willis quotes: I remember an aunt saying sagely, "The good die young." Not exactly a motivation to behave yourself.

I remember an aunt saying sagely, "The good die young." Not exactly a motivation to behave yourself.

Connie Willis quotes: If King Harold had had swans on his side, England would still be Saxon.

If King Harold had had swans on his side, England would still be Saxon.

Connie Willis quotes: I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book.

I hate sequels. They're never as good as the first book.

Connie Willis quotes: Movie Cliche #12: The Moral. A character states the obvious and everybody gets the point.

Movie Cliche #12: The Moral. A character states the obvious and everybody gets the point.

Connie Willis quotes: There is nothing more helpful than shouted instructions, particularly incomprehensible ones. I

There is nothing more helpful than shouted instructions, particularly incomprehensible ones. I

Connie Willis quotes: It is the end of the world. Surely you could be allowed a few carnal thoughts.

It is the end of the world. Surely you could be allowed a few carnal thoughts.

Connie Willis quotes: I have great faith in the future of books - no matter what form they may take - and of science fiction.

I have great faith in the future of books - no matter what form they may take - and of science fiction.

Connie Willis quotes: Management is proving beyond a shadow of a doubt they don't have enough to do," she murmured back. "So they've invented a new acronym.

Management is proving beyond a shadow of a doubt they don't have enough to do," she murmured back. "So they've invented a new acronym.

Connie Willis quotes: One has not lived until one has carried a sixty-pound dog down a sweeping flight of stairs at half-past V in the morning.

One has not lived until one has carried a sixty-pound dog down a sweeping flight of stairs at half-past V in the morning.

Connie Willis quotes: Nothing in all those "O swan" poems had ever mentioned that they hissed. Or resented being mistaken for felines. Or bit.

Nothing in all those "O swan" poems had ever mentioned that they hissed. Or resented being mistaken for felines. Or bit.

Connie Willis quotes: I watched the entire O.J. Simpson trial, and he was guilty.

I watched the entire O.J. Simpson trial, and he was guilty.

Connie Willis quotes: I think literature totally fails when it has an agenda. - From an interview on the podcast Starship Sofa, December 2010.

I think literature totally fails when it has an agenda. - From an interview on the podcast Starship Sofa, December 2010.

Connie Willis quotes: It was about a girl who helps an ugly old woman who turns out to be a good fairy in disguise. Inner values versus shallow appearances.

It was about a girl who helps an ugly old woman who turns out to be a good fairy in disguise. Inner values versus shallow appearances.

Connie Willis quotes: io sui ici en liu dami amo' ('I am here in place of a friend love')

io sui ici en liu dami amo' ('I am here in place of a friend love')

Connie Willis quotes: And every place and time an author writes about is imaginary, from Oz to Raymond Chandler's L.A. to Dickens's London.

And every place and time an author writes about is imaginary, from Oz to Raymond Chandler's L.A. to Dickens's London.

Connie Willis quotes: Kivrin reached out for Dunworthy's hand and clasped it tightly in her own. "I knew you'd come," she said, and the net opened.

Kivrin reached out for Dunworthy's hand and clasped it tightly in her own. "I knew you'd come," she said, and the net opened.

Connie Willis quotes: Translated 'Non omnia possumus omnus' as 'No possums allowed on the omnibus.

Translated 'Non omnia possumus omnus' as 'No possums allowed on the omnibus.

Connie Willis quotes: I have never written anything in one draft, not even a grocery list, although I have heard from friends that this is actually possible.

I have never written anything in one draft, not even a grocery list, although I have heard from friends that this is actually possible.

Connie Willis quotes: I don't know who started the myth that sheep are fluffy and white. They were more the color of an old mop and just as matted with dirt.

I don't know who started the myth that sheep are fluffy and white. They were more the color of an old mop and just as matted with dirt.

Connie Willis quotes: Seriousness of mind was a prerequisite for understanding Newtonian physics. I am not convinced it is not a handicap in understanding quantum theory.

Seriousness of mind was a prerequisite for understanding Newtonian physics. I am not convinced it is not a handicap in understanding quantum theory.

Connie Willis quotes: Come here, cat. You wouldn't want to destroy the space-time continuum, would you? Meow. Meow.

Come here, cat. You wouldn't want to destroy the space-time continuum, would you? Meow. Meow.

Connie Willis quotes: And kissed her for a hundred and sixty-nine years.

And kissed her for a hundred and sixty-nine years.

Connie Willis quotes: It was the Communists, it was the Mexicans, it was the government. And the only people who acknowledged their guilt weren't guilty at all.

It was the Communists, it was the Mexicans, it was the government. And the only people who acknowledged their guilt weren't guilty at all.

Connie Willis quotes: That's the problem with models - they only include the details people think are relevant,

That's the problem with models - they only include the details people think are relevant,

Connie Willis quotes: Do you know the only way you can tell for sure the deer are there?" Mel shook his head. "By the wolves," he said.

Do you know the only way you can tell for sure the deer are there?" Mel shook his head. "By the wolves," he said.

Connie Willis quotes: It is not an easy thing to put on a wet sock.

It is not an easy thing to put on a wet sock.

Connie Willis quotes: face Lady Schrapnell. And I promised I'd help

face Lady Schrapnell. And I promised I'd help

Connie Willis quotes: She was afraid she'd have no hope at all of recognizing the drop without the wagon and boxes there. She would have to get Gawyn to show it to her,

She was afraid she'd have no hope at all of recognizing the drop without the wagon and boxes there. She would have to get Gawyn to show it to her,

Connie Willis quotes: I learned everything I know about plot from Dame Agatha (Christie).

I learned everything I know about plot from Dame Agatha (Christie).

Connie Willis quotes: Will I ever see you again? No. Do I love you? Yes, for all time.

Will I ever see you again? No. Do I love you? Yes, for all time.

Connie Willis quotes: Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats.

Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats.

Connie Willis quotes: After all, Americans can be terrifying.

After all, Americans can be terrifying.

Connie Willis quotes: One of the first symptoms of time-lag is a tendency to maudlin sentimentality, like an Irishman in his cups or a Victorian poet cold-sober.

One of the first symptoms of time-lag is a tendency to maudlin sentimentality, like an Irishman in his cups or a Victorian poet cold-sober.

Connie Willis quotes: Io suuicien lui damo amo," she said softly. "You are here in place of the friends I love.

Io suuicien lui damo amo," she said softly. "You are here in place of the friends I love.

Connie Willis quotes: It cannot rain but it pours." - JONATHAN SWIFT Oh,

It cannot rain but it pours." - JONATHAN SWIFT Oh,

Connie Willis quotes: what the hell is 'emotional bonding,' anyway? It sounds like something out of Fifty Shades of Grey.

what the hell is 'emotional bonding,' anyway? It sounds like something out of Fifty Shades of Grey.

Connie Willis quotes: But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy, lie further off." - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer Night's Dream The

But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy, lie further off." - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A Midsummer Night's Dream The

Connie Willis quotes: None of the things one frets about ever happen. Something one's never thought of does.

None of the things one frets about ever happen. Something one's never thought of does.

Connie Willis quotes: It is my belief that everything you need to know about the world can be learned in a church choir.

It is my belief that everything you need to know about the world can be learned in a church choir.

Connie Willis quotes: Everyone else had the look of tired patience people always got when listening to a sermon, no matter what the century.

Everyone else had the look of tired patience people always got when listening to a sermon, no matter what the century.

Connie Willis quotes: I am a Colorado native, and, no, I did not vote for the anti-gay amendment or the same-sex marriage ban, and I am not a member of a militia.

I am a Colorado native, and, no, I did not vote for the anti-gay amendment or the same-sex marriage ban, and I am not a member of a militia.

Connie Willis quotes: Do it on the radio." - Educating Rita Saved

Do it on the radio." - Educating Rita Saved

Connie Willis quotes: Insecure, ill-dressed chaos theorist desires intelligent, insightful, incandescent trends researcher. Must be SC.

Insecure, ill-dressed chaos theorist desires intelligent, insightful, incandescent trends researcher. Must be SC.

Connie Willis quotes: The reason Victorian society was so restricted and repressed was that it was impossible to move without knocking something over.

The reason Victorian society was so restricted and repressed was that it was impossible to move without knocking something over.

Connie Willis quotes: Writers are too neurotic to ever be happy.

Writers are too neurotic to ever be happy.

Connie Willis quotes: 1. Optimize potential.2. Facilitate empowerment.3. Implement visioning.4. Strategize priorities.5. Augment core structures.

1. Optimize potential.
2. Facilitate empowerment.
3. Implement visioning.
4. Strategize priorities.
5. Augment core structures.

Connie Willis quotes: There are some things worth giving up anything for, even your freedom, and getting rid of your period is definitely one of them.

There are some things worth giving up anything for, even your freedom, and getting rid of your period is definitely one of them.

Connie Willis quotes: maybe I should join It's Only Brunch. It's like JustDinner, but with mimosas.

maybe I should join It's Only Brunch. It's like JustDinner, but with mimosas.