Quotes by Myself I had to restrain myself from buying a book on 19th-century fruit knives. Susanna Clarke myselffruitbuyingbook It's funny, because I don't think of myself as a novelist. I think of myself as a writer. Susanna Clarke i-thinkmyselfthinkfunny I have to say, my family's always been incredibly open and encouraging of any way I might want to express myself. At a very young age, they accepted that my outlet would be writing, and comedic writing, and they were pretty accepting of that. Susanna Fogel myselffamilyageway Coming out of the Louvre for the first time in 1971, dizzy with new love, I stood on Pont Neuf and made a pledge to myself that the art of this newly discovered world in the Old World would be my life companion. Susan Vreeland myselflovelifeart My acting career wasn't going where I wanted it to. I wasn't getting good parts. I got so bored with myself that I started writing. Susan Strasberg goodmyselfboredwriting I don't write about myself. I'm never in my books. Susan Straight bookswritenevermyself Someone yelled at me once, 'You never write about yourself.' People used to get so mad at me for that. But my definition of myself is completely up for grabs. I'm everywhere, just like we all are. Suzan-Lori Parks yourselfmyselfmeyou I see myself as a scientist who is interested in what's going on inside of us. Susumu Tonegawa insideusseemyself To get to know someone so different from myself as an octopus, and to know that the individual recognised me and even enjoyed my company, was an enormous privilege. The octopuses I came to know were strong but gentle, and the suction of their suckers tasting my skin pulled me like an alien's kiss. Sy Montgomery kissskinmyselfme I don't have any control over what actually happens except for that I have full control over my will for myself, my intention, and why I'm there. That's all that matters. SZA matterscontrolwillmyself I'm a Scorpio with a Pisces moon. I am very critical of myself. I'm actually way less critical of others than I am of myself. I'm in my own head a lot. It's hard and really discouraging. SZA i-ammyselfmoonway I try to think of myself as a chic fishing grandpa aesthetically. SZA trymyselfthinkfishing I judge myself severely. Sylvie Guillem judgemyself In London the day after Christmas (Boxing Day), it began to snow: my first snow in England. For five years, I had been tactfully asking, 'Do you ever have snow at all?' as I steeled myself to the six months of wet, tepid gray that make up an English winter. 'Ooo, I do remember snow,' was the usual reply, 'when I were a lad.' Sylvia Plath daymyselfchristmaswinter I saw the first of the 7-mile-long column appear - red and orange and green banners, 'Ban the Bomb!' etc., shining and swaying slowly. Absolute silence. I found myself weeping to see the tan, dusty marchers, knapsacks on their backs - Quakers and Catholics, Africans and whites, Algerians and French - 40 percent were London housewives. Sylvia Plath myselfredgreensilence I was making more electronic and synth-based music, and when I changed my name, it helped me grow and liberate myself a little bit. Sydney Wayser namemyselfmemusic 'Bell Choir Coast' is about a fictional land where I was able to start over, discover myself, and learn to take life a lot less seriously. Sydney Wayser seriouslystartmyselflife I'm not ashamed in the least bit of being gay or being a lesbian. I just prefer to call myself gay for some reason. Syd myselfashamedgayreason I think I see myself differently than most people see me. Syd myselfthinkmepeople As a journalist, I cannot help imagining with excitement a new era with a face-off between Hedi Slimane at YSL and Raf Simons at Dior - a magnificent battle of style and wills to echo the Armani/Versace, Gucci/Prada or even Chanel/Schiaparelli face-offs of earlier years. But I remind myself that this is not a game of chess. Suzy Menkes gamemyselfstylebattle«2223242526272829303132»
