Edith Sitwell Quotes

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

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Eccentricity is not, as some would believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.

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

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

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