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Me Quotes by Rachel Cusk
- For me, a novel is always the result of my attempt to impose myself on raw circumstances. It is a concrete form of lived experience.
- I am a good and interested mother - which has surprised me.
- I have no sense of a model or predecessor when I write a memoir: For me, the form exists as a method of processing material…
- I was aware, in those early days of motherhood, that my behaviour was strange to the people who knew me well. It was as though…
- The anorexic body is held in the grip of will alone; its meaning is far from stable. What it says - 'Notice me, feed me,…
- The distinctive feature of my family was intolerance of sensitivity and emotion - 'Everything's great, it all has to be great all the time and…
- The reaction to 'Aftermath' has been far worse than to 'A Life's Work,' yet I find I'm perhaps a little less touched by it. In…
- I was born abroad, but my parents were both English. Still, those few years of separation, and then coming back to England as an outsider,…
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