Marguerite Young Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I've been willing to go for years without publishing. That's been my career.”

“If there is no certain reality, the idea of following a leader must be scrutinized.”

“Is it experimental to have been influenced by the Bible? By Saint Augustine?”

“Life has no beginning, middle or end.”

“Some of the poetic writers who insert passages of realism in their texts have no underlying philosophy to uphold them, and revert to realism.”

“The first poem I ever wrote, about loss, when I was 5 years old, expressed the themes of everything I would ever write.”

“When the dream came into being, I always pursued it.”

“I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of.”

“I think most people don't like others who, without a voice of their own, emulate the other. I certainly don't want anybody just to pick up my thoughts and hand them back to me.”

“I think there is a rage against women. I've come to see that now although at the time I did not notice it. I was preoccupied with my teaching and my writing.”