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American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist 1893–1967Related quotes
“It was any hotel suite now—uncompromising; leave me or take me.”
Fannie Hurst (1889–1968) novelist
Gaslight Sonatas (1918)
“It usually takes me two or three days to prepare an impromptu speech.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Variant: It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
“I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.”
Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
Wall and Piece (2007)
“She liked people. Me, I can take them or leave them, but mostly leave them.”
Sue Townsend (1946–2014) English writer and humorist
Source: The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year
“This ain't no tall order, this is nothin to me
Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week”
Jay-Z (1969) American rapper, businessman, entrepreneur, record executive, songwriter, record producer and investor
Diamonds from Sierra Leone (note)
Late Registration (2005)
Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) German poet, playwright, theatre director
A response to the Nazi book burnings, "The Burning of the Books"
“The gods would take him and leave me bereft, and I curse them!”
Lois McMaster Bujold book Paladin of Souls
"I have cursed them for years," said Ista dryly. "Turnabout being fair."
Source: World of the Five Gods series, Paladin of Souls (2003), p. 379
Sabrina Ward Harrison (1975) Canadian writer
Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself (2000)