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Catherynne M. Valente is an American novelist known for her works in fantasy and science fiction. Born on May 5, 1979, she has made a name for herself with her imaginative storytelling and poetic prose. Valente's writing frequently delves into themes of love, loss, and the human experience within fantastical settings.

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“All jobs are odd, or they would be games or naps or picnics.”

Would Be Jobs Games Odd Naps Picnics

Book:The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

Source: The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two

“We treat our stone wives with much more care than they treat their warm ones, anyway. I personally dust mine once a week, and I know Khaamil gives them presents when I am not looking. These are yours - they are in your care, and you must be faithful.”

Knows Giving Care Wife Week Mines Stones Treats Warm Dust Faithful Being Faithful Funny Wife

Author:Catherynne M. Valente

“First, the avid student must be aware that when the world was young it knew only seven things: water, life and death, salt, night, birds and the length of an hour.”

World Firsts Young Night Water Hours Students Bird Seven Life And Death Length Salt Avid

Book:Deathless

Source: Deathless

“The worst thing in the world is having to go back to the dark you shook off.”

World Dark Worst Worst Things

Book:Six-Gun Snow White

Source: Six-Gun Snow White

“Astolaine Bombast, catalogue woman, ordered up like a rare steak, 'plees make shore she is pritty and a whyt gurl if you have enny'.Well, she's pritty enough for homesteading but takes no ribbons at the fair. After three dead babies that fellow wanted his money back, pack her up in a box and ship her east to the wife factory.”

Ifs Wells Enough Wanted Three Wife Baby Fairs Fellows Boxes East Ships Shore Factories Packs Steak Ribbons Catalogues Homesteading Dead Baby

Author:Catherynne M. Valente

“I've always had enough, even if my enough and your enough are as different as an elephant and a minaret.”

Ifs Different Enough Elephants Had Enough

Author:Catherynne M. Valente

“I have tried to write stories that go into the underworld of myth and bring out life and fire — where the old world looked at a woman alone and immortal and said: she must long to die, I have tried to say: look at her live!”

World Writing Looks Long Said Stories Dies Fire Myth Immortal Underworld Old World

Author:Catherynne M. Valente

“I am freedom and I will eat your heart”

Heart Eat Your Heart

Book:Six-Gun Snow White

Source: Six-Gun Snow White

About the Author

Born: May 5, 1979
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 408

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DeathlessRelated source material

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