Dorothy Cottrell Professions : Writer Born : 1902 Died : 1957 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Dorothy Cottrell If you are going to do something that will annoy people, tell them about it afterwards; then they will only be annoyed that you have done it, and won't have all the exasperation of trying to stop you. Dorothy Cottrell annoyed trying people I took little interest in fleshly infants; it being my private opinion that their attractions did not justify the fuss that was made about them. I had, for instance, early discovered that, if you gave a baby a finger to hold, it held it. This was perhaps interesting, but it wanted greatly in the dear element of surprise. Dorothy Cottrell elements baby interesting I also discovered that I was a poet. From the standpoint of one's family this is probably a regrettable discovery. Dorothy Cottrell standpoint poet discovery Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors