“My age is my own private business and I intend to keep it so - if I can. I am not so old that I am ashamed of my age and I am not so young that I couldn't have written my book and that is all the public needs to know about my age.” IfsKnowsNeedsI CanBookAgeYoungMy OwnWrittenAshamedPrivacy Book:Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind letters, 1936-1949 Source: Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind letters, 1936-1949
“I minded my own business, and, unfortunately, so did everyone else.” My OwnPrivacyOwn Business Author:Frances Farmer
“I know I can't dance. I am the worst dancer. I have no rhythm. I just do step-and-snap. I love it in the privacy of my own home and every once in a while at a club. But singing and dancing are my two greatest fears.” KnowsI CanTwoHomeMy OwnStepsWorstSingingDancingClubsRhythmDancerPrivacySnapsGreatest FearSinging And Dancing Author:Hope Solo
“I guess in my own life, privacy, anonymity, and the mystery of being lost are important. I also feel that people are mysterious and complex no matter what they do, and no matter how hard they try to reveal their own mystery.” PeopleFeelsTryingImportantMatterHardLostMy OwnMysteryNo Matter WhatComplexesMysteriousPrivacyMy Own LifeAnonymity Author:Jennifer Egan
“I did not always know I would be a writer. Until I had a room of my own, I did not write much at all - no more than any other child who read a lot of books. I began to write fiction and poetry when I first had a room that was truly my own with a door that shut and some measure, however fragile, of privacy.” KnowsWritingFirstsChildrenBookWould BeMy OwnRoomsFictionDoorsPrivacyFragile Author:Marge Piercy