Marguerite Young

I never fantasized or invented a thing, not one thing. I knew every single thing I ever wrote about. ↗

— Marguerite Young

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I never thought of myself as either a woman or a man. I thought of myself as a person who was born to a writer, who was doomed to be a writer. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#doomed #either #i #man #myself

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. ↗

— Marguerite Young

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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. ↗

— Marguerite Young

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I would say my theme has always been paradise lost, always the lost cause, the lost leader, the lost utopia. ↗

— Marguerite Young

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I would teach from nine to four, sleep an hour, and write from six until midnight, night after night. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#four #hour #i #midnight #night

I'm as much influenced by Joseph Smith and the Mormons as I am, more so, than by Eliot. Actually, I'm much more influenced by the poetry of the Mormons. ↗

— Marguerite Young

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I'm quite sure that most writers would sustain real poetry if they could, but it takes devotion and talent. ↗

— Marguerite Young

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

— Marguerite Young

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

— Marguerite Young

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