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Myself Quotes by Jeffrey Eugenides
- When I wrote The Virgin Suicides, I gave myself very strict rules about the narrative voice: the boys would only be able to report what…
- That's the way I will write characters, put a fair amount of myself in them, and then everyone else who was like that person, I…
- What I do when I create a character is put in details from all the people I know who might be like that person, and…
- I'm not really an autobiographical writer, though I use lots of stuff from my life to make my stories seem real. But when I actually…
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- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. — Pietro Aretino
- I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each… — Antonin Artaud
- Over the years my mother's steadfast faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I had to perform extremely difficult surgical procedures… — Benjamin Carson
- I started out in life as a poet; I was only writing poetry all through my 20s. It wasn't until I was… — Paul Auster
- I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself.… — David Attenborough
- It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it.… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I… — Teresa of Avila