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I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.

~Edith Sitwell

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I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself.

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Topics: About Am Busy Cultivate Had Modesty Myself Often Thinking Time Too Wished I Am

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The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

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Topics: About Aim Encourage Flattery Formed Opinion Ourselves Soothe Truth Us

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Poetry is the deification of reality.

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The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation they do not want to attract attention.

~Edith Sitwell

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I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

~Edith Sitwell

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Poet

Born: September 7th, 1887

Died: December 9th, 1964

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