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Me Quotes by Billy Collins
- Humor, for me, is really a gate of departure. Its a way of enticing a reader into a poem so that less funny things can…
- The poem is not, as someone put it, deflective of entry. But the real question is, 'What happens to the reader once he or she…
- One of these days I'm-a make me a book out of you.
- It seems only yesterday I used to believe there was nothing under my skin but light. If you cut me I could shine.
- Vade Mecum I want the scissors to be sharp and the table perfectly level when you cut me out of my life and paste me…
- I could feel the day offering itself to me, and I wanted nothing more than to be in the moment-but which moment? Not that one,…
- This is not what it is like to be you, I realized as a few of your magnificent clouds flew over the rooftop. It is…
- But tomorrow, dawn will come the way I picture her, barefoot and disheveled, standing outside my window in one of the fragile cotton dresses of…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale