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Anthony Hecht Quotes

A lot of the fun lies in trying to penetrate the mystery; and this is best done by saying over the lines to yourself again and again, till they pass through the stage of sounding like nonsense, and finally return to a full sense that had at first escaped notice.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: January 16, 1923 - October 20, 2004

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Best Yourself Fun Saying Mystery

My attitude goes back to my childhood. I used to audition for theatrical roles, and you can't stand out in a room full of ambitious eight-year-old girls by acting the wallflower. I realised then that I couldn't do things half-heartedly.

Attitude Childhood Stand You Acting

There's a certain trope in young adult fiction. A young girl gets cancer and becomes this radiant person who's a fountain of insight. Everyone who encounters her is changed for the better. That doesn't happen all the time. The whole thing is much more difficult to process. Adults have trouble with it, so why shouldn't we expect teens to?

Girl Time Process Better Person Why

Who wouldn't want to be in 'Star Wars?' It'd be great.

Great Want Star Who Wars Star Wars

Any time you're near a kangaroo, it's a close call.

Jerry O'Connell

Time You Kangaroo Call Close Near

I didn't really discover yakuza films until about five or six years ago.

Years Five Six Discover About Until

She walks well, she looks good. Let's see how she kisses.

Good Looks She See Kisses Well

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in values in a rather short time and it's an example of freedom from religion.

Change Attitude Live Freedom Time

The only way to have a better world and end poverty is by closing the gap between the top and the bottom.

World End Better Poverty Closing

I remember a concert for a visiting girls school, and that was the first time I ever sang - it was always about girls - that was the main thing. But somewhere along the line, it became a cathartic thing.

Time School Remember First Time Line

I started hearing people say, 'There's a blog about your hair, and there are all of these Tumblr accounts.' I'm like, 'What's Tumblr?' I'm pretty mystified by it, because I look around, and a lot of people have great hair.

Great People Hair Look Say Hearing

Rudeness can make me angry.

Angry Me Make Rudeness

I don't like the same old thing all the time.

Time Old Same Old Thing Like Thing

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