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Quote by Roger Ebert

“I just assume I'm right. Partially out of conviction and partially as a pose.”

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Roger Ebert was a renowned American film critic, born on June 18, 1942, and passed away on April 4, 2013. Known for his unique style of film criticism and profound insights into the art of cinema, he served as a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and founded the influential film review website RogerEbert.com. more

“When people decide to talk publicly about poetry as an art form and how it's received, they often get very abject about it: "Nobody reads poetry," and then a thousand people write back, "No, we read poetry." There's an abundance of this negative preaching to the choir, and it's very similar to the experience I'm having.”

People Writing Art Form Thousand Negative Abundance Preaching Choir Preaching To The Choir

Author:Eileen Myles

“I'm a poet born in the era of Andy Warhol and a generation that wanted to be famous.”

Wanted Born Generations Poet Eras Warhol

Author:Eileen Myles

“I was a working-class kid from Boston. But I never lost my accent because I felt like that was what I was doing. I didn't have to perform Woody Guthrie like Bob Dylan did in the '60s, I just had to make myself be Eileen Myles and let that be my shield.”

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Author:Eileen Myles

“Part of the glamour of being a poet was always this long reach into the future. You knew you were managing time.”

Long Poet Glamour Managing Time

Author:Eileen Myles

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