"It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things."
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"A man wants his virility regarded. A woman wants her femininity appreciated, however indirect and subtle the indications of regard and appreciation. [Here] one is respected and judged only as a human being. It is an appalling experience."
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"I have no control over my writing. I have lots of good intentions, but no control. There's a story that wants to be told."
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"Honestly, orthodoxy concerns me about as much as it concerns your average jackrabbit. I only follow rules that take me where I want to go. If there aren't any rules, I make up my own and follow them strictly."
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"When you work in form, be it a sonnet or villanelle or whatever, the form is there and you have to fill it. And you have to find how to make that form say what you want to say. But what you find, always--I think any poet who's worked in form will agree with me--is that the form leads you to what you want to say."
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"When people say, Did you always want to be a writer?, I have to say no! I always WAS a writer."
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"If you want to know all about the sea ... and ask the sea itself, what does it say? Grumble grumble swish swish. It is too busy being itself to know anything about itself."
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"The Rum Turn Tugger is a terrible bore: When you let him in, then he wants to be out; He's always on the wrong side of every door, And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about."
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""Is it possible to both want and not want something at the same time? For desire to ride with fear?"
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"I'm a very obsessive type. If I do get into it, I'll soon be there 12 hours a day. I just don't want to do that."
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"I never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'"
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"I just like to explore all sorts of different forms - no, 'explore' is not even the word - enjoy. You don't want to limit yourself to a particular form."
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"I have only one life, so I want to make sure it's a good one."
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"I'm free from holding personal anger because I can express what I want through my music."
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"Some people don't listen to my music because they say that I am an artist. And some don't want to go to my gallery shows, because they say I am a musician."
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"I try to update as much as possible. You don't want to be in the past."
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"I want 'The Lady' magazine to be restored to its traditional place in the pantheon of weekly magazines."
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"I want you, Kaylee, like I’ve never wanted anything. Ever. I want the fire. I want the heat, and the light, and I want the burn."
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"I could have kissed you months ago, but it wouldn’t have meant anything. I wished for you to see me. And want me. So…did you mean it?” “Yes,” I said, and some unnamed tension inside me eased. “I see you, Tod."
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"I want you. I want you so badly I can’t stand it. When you left, it felt like the world got darker. Like I couldn’t truly see anything. Couldn’t feel anything."
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