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Attributed quotes — Edith Sitwell

1887–1964 England

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I am an unpopular electric eel in a pool of catfish.

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It is a part of the poet's work to show each man what he sees but does not know he sees.

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Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?

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A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits.

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My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.

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

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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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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.

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

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Hot water is my native element. I was in it as a baby, and I have never seemed to get out of it ever since.

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I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edith Sitwell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.