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Marianne Moore Quotes

It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back.

Marianne Moore

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: american
Birth: November 15, 1887 - February 5, 1972

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Sea Man Old Man Wander Back Old

The problem is that even as you reveal the mysteries in your past, you are accumulating them in the present; complete honesty is the stuff of post-mortem, not autobiography.

Andrew Solomon

Honesty Past Present Problem You

What I love is a good role. In the theatre, there is just a canon of extraordinary roles, the quality of character is amazing, but I also love working in front of a camera. It was the first one for me; as a kid I was in front of a camera. I feel at home.

Megan Follows

Love Good Home Character Quality Me

I found one remaining box of comics which I had saved. When I opened it up and that smell came pouring out, that old paper smell, I was struck by a rush of memories, a sense of my childhood self that seemed to be contained in there.

Michael Chabon

Memories Childhood Self Smell Box

We have to stop thinking about ourselves so much and start thinking about the environment. We have to change.

Stefanie Powers

Change Start Thinking Environment

I would say that the things that have really left a mark on me have more to do with my family and my children's lives rather than a film role.

Mary Steenburgen

Family Children Me Say More Role

About the time you might start to think that science fiction - the real stuff, not the species of fantasy that goes under the name - is really dead, along comes a story by Cory Doctorow.

Lois Tilton

Science Time Start Story Think Name

I'm always reaching for something we really haven't done, and War of the Worlds has a lot of this sort of documentary look to it and first-person camera view that is a new thing for me. I've done some stuff like that before, but nothing like the extent of this and digitally.

Dennis Muren

War Me View Camera Look New

Often when you get a really good script, and you receive the new pages, you see that the entire thing has been dumbed down. Films in the '30s and '40s, that were huge blockbusters, were very sophisticated in their language, and the ideas they brought. There were no questions about whether the audience would get it or not.

Connie Nielsen

Good Ideas Language Questions You

'In Country' was also made into a film, which opened the story up to a broader audience.

Bobbie Ann Mason

Story Country Audience Up Film Made

It's no sin to admit that you feel vulnerable and lost.

Phoebe Snow

Feel You Admit Lost Sin Vulnerable

There's not a whole lot of events out there on television, especially in the years between Olympic Games.

Shannon Miller

Television Games Events Years Out

I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the passion I had for track where you want to do an individual sport and be the best, I think - there's nothing that can replace that.

Tyson Gay

Passion Best Football School Think