Kate: “Oh, please, Vincent. We’re in the middle of a major tourist site. Père Lachaise cemetary is practically Disneyland for the Dead. It’s not some Buffy soundstage with vampires rising out of the ground every time someone turns around.
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AMY PURDY Tina Fey and I have 15 things in development: 'Laverne and Shirley', 'Starsky and Hutch ... AMY POEHLER Don't treat your heart like an action figure wrapped in plastic and never used. And don't tr... AMY POEHLER When I died my hair red the first time, I felt as if it was what nature intended. I have been accuse... AMY ADAMS I've always hated the way Hollywood has portrayed accountants. They're always little nerd ba... AMY HECKERLING I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don... AMY GRANT When I go on holiday, I wear wedges. They accentuate your leg, honey, and you have to look good on t... AMY CHILDS Our uniqueness makes us special, makes perception valuable - but it can also make us lonely. This lo... AMY TAN We can stop the cycle of animal homelessness and save lives by opening our hearts and homes to a lov... AMY JACKSON Happiness is not always through success. Equally, the constant pursuit of success is sure unhappines... AMY CHUA I just don't do the treadmill; I hate that. I do Pilates and yoga. I've recently joined aeri... AMY JACKSON Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a... AMY TAN I worked at an ice cream parlor called Chadwicks. We wore old-timey outfits and had to bang a drum, ... AMY POEHLER I always liked my teachers, and I was in a lot of after-school projects. I was a Girl Scout until my... AMY SEDARIS As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other peop... AMY POEHLER When you read about the lives of other people, people of different circumstances or similar circumst... AMY TAN People talk about this 'bucket list': 'I need to go to this country, I need to skydive.&... AMY TAN My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the time I was ... AMY TAN It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success. AMY TAN I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what ... AMY TAN I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of ... AMY TAN