W. H. Auden Quotes
But if a stranger in the train asks me my occupation, I never answer "writer" for fear that he may go on to ask me what I write, and to answer "poetry" would embarrass us both, for we both know that nobody can earn a living simply by writing poetry.
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic.
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In the case of my book, I don't think it's really the coming-out gay novel that everyone really needed, even though it was received as such. The boy is too creepy, he betrays his teacher, the only adult man with whom he's enjoyed a sexual experience, etc.
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Creating things sometimes is difficult.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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The job as a coach is difficult.
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I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
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My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated everyone with kindness and love and respect. And that was instilled in me just by watching him.
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America is huge.
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I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe.
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It takes people a while to trust you.
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The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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I really like one-on-one, rich relationships.
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If we want to secure the best jobs in the future, we must make America the best place in the world to do business.
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Fighting is dancing. Look at a great boxing match, and it's a dancing.
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One out of four hundred and thirty-five members of the House is not going to transform the culture of the institution, but we've got to start somewhere.
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Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.
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Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony.
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But if a stranger in the train asks me my occupation, I never answer "writer" for fear that he may go on to ask me what I write, and to answer "poetry" would embarrass us both, for we both know that nobody can earn a living simply by writing poetry.
