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Donald Hall Quotes

Many years, I would publish four books - an anthology, a book of criticism, a new book of poems, a book of essays.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: September 20, 1928 - June 23, 2018

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Book Criticism New Years Would Four

You must speak the vision of your project in a way that convinces people to pay for it. If they won't pay for it, that is the artist's fault. It is my fault. It is your fault. It is not the executive's fault or the world's.

Vision People World Speak You Way

I seriously doubt I would ever have written the first story had I not been a lawyer. I never dreamed of being a writer. I wrote only after witnessing a trial.

Lawyer Story Doubt Seriously Never

My gigs are built on improvisation: I go out there and I'm like the Energizer bunny.

Go Bunny Out Improvisation Like

I still like to turn on the TV and watch whatever's on.

Turn Whatever Watch Still Like TV

I don't think I have ever worked in my life, because work to me means that you are really doing something that you don't like.

Life Work Me Think My Life Doing

I've gone through a whole series of careers where something started as a hobby of some kind. Almost everything I've been paid to do was something that was largely self-taught.

Hobby Kind Everything Gone Something

If I knew anything about what people wanted and was popular, I'd still be writing for 'Saturday Night Live'. I can only write what I want, and hopefully people will like it.

Live People Writing Night Saturday

I've often been told that I'm a 30-year-old trapped in a teenager's body. I don't know how I feel about that, but I'll take it, I guess. I'm definitely mature, and I'm the one that takes care of everyone in my friendship group.

Friendship Care Feel Body Know Take

God's the final judge for Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash too. That's solely in the hands of God.

God Judge Hands Cash Final Johnny

I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.

Love Myself People Trouble Normal

Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.

New York City Appreciate New Way

I have a maple leaf tattoo over my heart, quite literally, and my two favorite things on Earth are being in Canada and making movies.

Heart Leaf Canada Earth Movies Over

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