"I'm a poet born in the era of Andy Warhol and a generation that wanted to be famous."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Eileen Myles

#Generations Quotes #Eras Quotes #Poet Quotes

“I can draw really well. And I like to paint. I'm a bit of an artist.”

Source : "5 Juicy Questions For…Zac Efron" by Naomi Piercey, www.womenshealthmag.com. April 3, 2012.
“She went from opera, park, assembly, play, To morning walks, and prayers three hours a day. To part her time 'twixt reading and bohea, To muse, and spill her solitary tea, Or o'er cold coffee trifle with the spoon, Count the slow clock, and dine exact at noon.”
“Put your trust in the Lord and go ahead. Worry gets you no place.”
“Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.”
“It was dripping and, you know, and there was a whole line of cameras and microphones. I felt like - you remember the honor guards, only it was a dishonor guard.”

Source : "Larry King Weekend", www.cnn.com. June 24, 2001.
“We're going to be on the ground in Iraq as soldiers and citizens for years. We're going to be running a colony almost,”
“As a child growing up in pre-gentrification Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, I went everywhere by bicycle. My bike was in many ways the key to my neighborhood, which, at the time, was Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. This was in the 60s and 70s, before all the white people and restaurants. I really can't underscore boldly enough the fact that I grew up in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, before it was gentrified. You could get mugged!”
“I used to attract a lot of feeders. I'd be quite happy to be locked in someone's flat and fed liquidised burgers.”

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