"The machinations of ambiguity are among the very roots of poetry."

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Source : William Empson (1966). “Seven Types of Ambiguity”, p.3, New Directions Publishing

William Empson

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“It's weird, I was such a survivor and so wanted to be a part of life while I was trying to snuff out the life that was inside of me. I had this duality of trying to kill myself with drugs, then eating really good food and exercising and going swimming and trying to be a part of life. I was always going back and forth on some level.”
“Reason ought not, like vanity, to adorn herself with ancient parchments, and the display of a genealogical tree; more dignified in her proceedings, and proud of her immortal nature, she ought to derive everything from herself.”
“I've turned down a lot of arena dates because I've done the big-arena thing. Now, I want to do something where people can feel me and I can feel them.”
“For awhile, I thought that was love. -Gaara”
“I don't know what my appeal is. I can see I've got blue eyes and don't look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame but I can't understand the fuss.”
“Damn everything but the circus”
“Growing up in England, you're sort of spoiled, in a way. You sort of take it for granted that within a half-hour's drive, you could be walking around a stately home from the 1700s. It's not very hard to do - in California, you've got to take a flight!”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If I could say with words what my dances express, I wouldnâ€™t have a reason to dance.”

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