"Your thorns are the best part of you."

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Source : Marianne Moore (2016). “Observations: Poems”, p.39, Macmillan

Marianne Moore

#Personality Quotes #Thorns Quotes

“I'm not very prolific. I'm not good at sitting down as an artist and saying 'Okay, I need to put in my four hours today.”

Source : "Martha Wainwright Makes a Home". Interview with Erin Brady, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 16, 2012.
“Nobody heard records of you playing whatever the melody was on those low strings. It worked out good, you know, about 25 or 26 million records later. I guess it worked out alright.”

Source : "Burning brightly". Interview with Richard Hawley, www.theguardian.com. October 15, 2006.
“But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.”
“And we know there has been horrendous loss of life and suffering and we know that there is anger. Anyone who came anywhere near the general election in constituencies with a substantial Muslim population knows that.”
“I was more than just a moody artist.”
“Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.”
“The surest way to wake up and smell the roses every day is to go to sleep face down in the flower bed.”
“You want bold? Ask the hundreds of defensive backs I ran over during my career if they think I'm bold.”

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