Stevie Smith Quotes

I don't think Auden liked my poetry very much, he's very Anglican.

Stevie Smith

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• I love it when people say things to me in public and want to meet me, because I want to meet them! Early on, my manager told me, 'If you want to sell 500,000 records, then go out there and meet 500,000 people.'

  

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• I don't want to look old and worn, but what can you do? My real focus is being an actor. I care more about having the opportunity to play roles that I haven't played than I care if my neck looks like someone's bedroom curtains.

  

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• I don't think Auden liked my poetry very much, he's very Anglican.

  

  Stevie Smith
  • Poetry