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It's very strange writing science fiction in a world that moves as fast as ours does.


Daniel Keys Moran

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DYLAN MORAN But as the years went on, I realised that what I really want to be, all told, is a human. Just a pro...
CAITLIN MORAN We need to make sure the Department of Agriculture is promoting farmers and ranchers.
JERRY MORAN I don't know that you're able to measure your aggregate wisdom as you go through life. I can...
DYLAN MORAN I am a huge fan of Adrian Piper: how she works, how she reveals her process in the work, how she wri...
JASON MORAN Vegetarian is like raising a kid Mennonite. It's difficult but not that different. Raising your ...
VICTORIA MORAN Stand-up came naturally to me because people in Ireland talk. But that's not talking on panel sh...
DYLAN MORAN Freedom is the thing that has attracted me most to jazz. Within improvisation, you're really abl...
JASON MORAN Over-eating is the addiction choice of carers, and that's why it's come to be regarded as th...
CAITLIN MORAN It simply feels right to me to blend the glittery delights of New York City with a largely raw vegan...
VICTORIA MORAN 'Make your plate look like a Christmas tree,' I tell people, 'mostly green with splashes...
VICTORIA MORAN I used to watch those rock videos where they would chainsaw the piano. And I thought, 'That'...
JASON MORAN I'm quite British; I've got big, flat feet, and I can't wear heels. I've got very, v...
CAITLIN MORAN Life has its rhythm ad we have ours. They’re designed to coexist in harmony, so that when we do wh...
VICTORIA MORAN In this moment, there is plenty of time. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this...
VICTORIA MORAN Sometimes customizing is necessary because of an injury or the inability to do, for a short or long ...
VICTORIA MORAN When it comes to literal nourishment, the food we eat, life begets life.
VICTORIA MORAN I always assumed the Department of Agriculture was the farmer and rancher's friend.
JERRY MORAN With each book, you get better as a writer. There is no back door to the industry. Read in the genre...
MICHELLE MORAN We've become a country that is often risk averse. That's not the way to succeed.
JERRY MORAN I enjoy performing, always, but when you're taping a gig, you've got to blank out this mass ...
DYLAN MORAN Some people have told me that I'm grumpy; it's not something that I'm aware of. It's...
DYLAN MORAN It's important that the art forms communicate, whether it's the dance program with the jazz ...
JASON MORAN