Bess Streeter Aldrich Quotes

Ella held herself rigidly against all emotion until she arrived at the dark haven of her room. Then she threw herself across her bed and cried because life was such a tragic thing.

Bess Streeter Aldrich

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• I am a self-critical perfectionist.

  

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• The importance of poetry is not measured, finally, by what the poet says but by how he says it.

  

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• It's creepy to see fan sites about me.

  

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• I've been writing for years, you know, and when I get to a particular place, city, or different locale, I find myself first of all being challenged by those that love me to write more.

  

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• I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world.

  

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• The kind of person who's going to stand on the red carpet and love the attention and have the big grin - I'm just not like that. I want to get in there, do what I've got to do, and get home to my kids.

  

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• When you tour, you regain the music and the connection with the audience.

  

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• The worst part about being married is when you're not connecting. Your partner is going out the door when you're coming in, and you don't have a chance to debrief on the day. That's the worst.

  

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• My entire philosophy of teaching is based on the notion that when an artist finds a certain process really effortless, that's probably what he or she should choose to do. So often, students take the opposite tack; they have no use for the skills that come easily to them.

  

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• I think there's nothing wrong with eating all the time. At least i'm not doing anything illegal.

  

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• It's impossible to redefine yourself and your life overnight.

  

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• All the marvels of nature are glimpses of His divine power and expressions of His love.

  

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• I enjoy being a student and learning. I don't think you should ever stop being a student. That's where the most creative ideas come from. Teaching is a blessing as well because I get to share what I've learned and my passion for creative movement with people.

  

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• What inspires me is the universe.

  

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• Our friendship has no other purpose, no other reason, than to show you how utterly unlike me you are.

  

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• I'm trying to just accept things, accept the beauty of things and the joy and positivity of things as they are in the moment and accept when it's not that way as well. Because, of course, none of it lasts forever. It's all going to change very rapidly. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing. It doesn't have to be panic-inducing. It can be just the way life is.

  

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• Jealousy is an emotion. It doesn't have to make sense. In fact, it usually doesn't.

  

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• Ella held herself rigidly against all emotion until she arrived at the dark haven of her room. Then she threw herself across her bed and cried because life was such a tragic thing.

  

  Bess Streeter Aldrich
  • Emotion
  • Room
  • Tragic Thing