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Mary MacLane Quotes

I was born to be alone, and I always shall be; but now I want to be Picture Quote #1

I write every day. Writing is a necessity - like eating Picture Quote #1

A genius who does not know that he is a genius is no genius Picture Quote #1

One’s thoughts are one’s most crucial adventures. Seriously and strongly and intently to contemplate doing murder is everyway more exciting, more romantic, more profoundly tragic than the murder done Picture Quote #1

Genius of a kind has always been with me; an empty heart that has taken on a certain wooden quality; an excellent, strong woman’s body and a pitiably starved soul Picture Quote #1

At this point I meet Me face to face. I am Mary MacLane: of no importance to the wide bright world and dearly and damnably important to Me Picture Quote #1

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When I wrote my book I wanted to love someone. I wanted to be in love. Now I know that I shall never be in love - and I no longer wish to be Picture Quote #1

I do not sing nor play, but I adore music, particularly Chopin. I like him because I cannot understand him Picture Quote #1

But in my life, in my personality, there is an essence of falseness and insincerity. A thin, fine vapor of fraud hangs always over me and dampens and injures some things in me that I value Picture Quote #1

The world is like a little marsh filled with mint and white hawthorn Picture Quote #1

There is really no right and wrong. I recognize no right and wrong Picture Quote #1

I began to be a woman at twelve, or more properly, a genius Picture Quote #1

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I do not see any beauty in self-restraint Picture Quote #1

Genius, apart from natural sensitiveness, is prone equally to unreasoning joy and to bitterest morbidness Picture Quote #1

I would rather be a fairly happy wife and mother Picture Quote #1

I’ve never made plans for more than a day ahead Picture Quote #1

However great one’s gift of language may be, there is always something that one cannot tell Picture Quote #1

I want fame more than I can tell. But more than I want fame I want happiness Picture Quote #1

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Fame is indeed beautiful and benign and gentle and satisfying, but happiness is something at once tender and brilliant beyond all things Picture Quote #1

Genius of a kind has always been with me; an empty heart that has taken on a certain wooden quality; an excellent, strong woman’s body and a pitiably starved soul Picture Quote #1

I am a genius. Then it amused me to keep saying so, but now it does not. I expected to be happy sometime. Now I know I shall never be Picture Quote #1

I never give my real self. I have a hundred sides, and I turn first one way and then the other. I am playing a deep game. I have a number of strong cards up my sleeve. I have never been myself, excepting to two friends Picture Quote #1

I was born to be alone, and I always shall be but now I want to be Picture Quote #1

Well, if I am not vulgar, neither is my book. I wrote myself. Suggestiveness is always vulgar. But truth never. My book is not even remotely suggestive. I call things by their names. That is all Picture Quote #1

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The only joy I had was writing what was. That book was. It no longer amuses me to be all the things I was when I wrote that. But it is my story as I was then Picture Quote #1

One must always say things that aim to interest, because in the world one must after all pay for one’s keep Picture Quote #1

Let me but make a beginning, let me but strike the world in a vulnerable spot, and I can take it by storm Picture Quote #1

It is with pain that I read of the dire effects of my book upon the minds of young girls Picture Quote #1

Do you think a man is the only creature with whom one may fall in love? Picture Quote #1

I have read of women who have been strongly, grandly brave. Sometimes I have dreamed that I might be brave. The possibilities of this life are magnificent Picture Quote #1

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I was born to be alone, and I always shall be; but now I want to be (Mary MacLane Quotes) I write every day. Writing is a necessity - like eating (Mary MacLane Quotes) A genius who does not know that he is a genius is no genius (Mary MacLane Quotes) One’s thoughts are one’s most crucial adventures. Seriously and strongly and intently to contemplate doing murder is everyway more exciting, more romantic, more profoundly tragic than the murder done. (Mary MacLane Quotes) Genius of a kind has always been with me; an empty heart that has taken on a certain wooden quality; an excellent, strong woman’s body and a pitiably starved soul. (Mary MacLane Quotes) At this point I meet Me face to face. I am Mary MacLane: of no importance to the wide bright world and dearly and damnably important to Me (Mary MacLane Quotes) When I wrote my book I wanted to love someone. I wanted to be in love. Now I know that I shall never be in love - and I no longer wish to be (Mary MacLane Quotes) I do not sing nor play, but I adore music, particularly Chopin. I like him because I cannot understand him (Mary MacLane Quotes) But in my life, in my personality, there is an essence of falseness and insincerity. A thin, fine vapor of fraud hangs always over me and dampens and injures some things in me that I value (Mary MacLane Quotes) The world is like a little marsh filled with mint and white hawthorn (Mary MacLane Quotes) There is really no right and wrong. I recognize no right and wrong (Mary MacLane Quotes) I began to be a woman at twelve, or more properly, a genius (Mary MacLane Quotes) I do not see any beauty in self-restraint (Mary MacLane Quotes) Genius, apart from natural sensitiveness, is prone equally to unreasoning joy and to bitterest morbidness (Mary MacLane Quotes) I would rather be a fairly happy wife and mother (Mary MacLane Quotes) I’ve never made plans for more than a day ahead (Mary MacLane Quotes) However great one’s gift of language may be, there is always something that one cannot tell (Mary MacLane Quotes) I want fame more than I can tell. But more than I want fame I want happiness (Mary MacLane Quotes) Fame is indeed beautiful and benign and gentle and satisfying, but happiness is something at once tender and brilliant beyond all things (Mary MacLane Quotes) Genius of a kind has always been with me; an empty heart that has taken on a certain wooden quality; an excellent, strong woman’s body and a pitiably starved soul (Mary MacLane Quotes) I am a genius. Then it amused me to keep saying so, but now it does not. I expected to be happy sometime. Now I know I shall never be (Mary MacLane Quotes) I never give my real self. I have a hundred sides, and I turn first one way and then the other. I am playing a deep game. I have a number of strong cards up my sleeve. I have never been myself, excepting to two friends (Mary MacLane Quotes) I was born to be alone, and I always shall be but now I want to be (Mary MacLane Quotes) Well, if I am not vulgar, neither is my book. I wrote myself. Suggestiveness is always vulgar. But truth never. My book is not even remotely suggestive. I call things by their names. That is all (Mary MacLane Quotes) The only joy I had was writing what was. That book was. It no longer amuses me to be all the things I was when I wrote that. But it is my story as I was then (Mary MacLane Quotes) One must always say things that aim to interest, because in the world one must after all pay for one’s keep (Mary MacLane Quotes) Let me but make a beginning, let me but strike the world in a vulnerable spot, and I can take it by storm (Mary MacLane Quotes) It is with pain that I read of the dire effects of my book upon the minds of young girls (Mary MacLane Quotes) Do you think a man is the only creature with whom one may fall in love? (Mary MacLane Quotes) I have read of women who have been strongly, grandly brave. Sometimes I have dreamed that I might be brave. The possibilities of this life are magnificent (Mary MacLane Quotes)

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