Brian Aldiss Quotes
All the time, he hoped they would understand that his arrogance masked only shyness-or did he hope that it was his shyness which masked arrogance? He did not know.Who could presume to know? The one quality holds much of the other. Both refuse to come forward and share.
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I want to toy around with producing a Broadway show.
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I try to stay away from talking about boys all the time. You can go to Taylor Swift to hear that.
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Sounding like I have agency in a song is important to me. I want to feel empowered by the music.
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All the time, he hoped they would understand that his arrogance masked only shyness-or did he hope that it was his shyness which masked arrogance? He did not know.Who could presume to know? The one quality holds much of the other. Both refuse to come forward and share.
