- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad came over from Ireland when he was 13 and lived on the streets, working on building sites, and has just retired from his job delivering furniture for John Lewis. My mum has had the same job for 30 years as a sales assistant at Marks and Spencer. They've always been really great; they just want me to be happy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think of me as a stereotype: muse, privileged, decorative. Classically, the muses were the inspiration. They'd come and go - they wouldn't actually make things, get their hands dirty. I don't think I'm a muse, although I think I can help pull a trigger. I really like getting my hands dirty.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My closet is a sea of black pants, skirts, tops, and bags, so it's great to come across a brand that makes me want to break out of my fashion rut! The Sequence Collection is an accessories line that is all about color, from funky woven bracelets to brightly-patterned bags.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing has always felt like a compulsion. Even at high school there'd be times when people would ask me if I wanted to go and hang out and I'd sit home and write instead.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me to be a billion-dollar author, I need to have people buying my books at Wal-Mart.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't care who or what judges me, nothing's going to stop me from living my life how I choose.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
People have been able to see that as cheeky and as flirty as I am, I am not the dreadful slapper that the press used to portray me as. But it will probably all turn around and people will hate me again in a couple of years.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was not aware of a ton of the stuff that was being said about me out in the world since I wasn't able to get British or American headlines from my prison cell in Perugia. But I was aware that in the courtroom, I was being called a succubus, a man-eater, 'Foxy Knoxy.'
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't confess. I was interrogated. They acted like my answers were wrong. They told me I was wrong, that I didn't remember correctly, that I had to remember correctly. And if I didn't, I would never see my family.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been in an experience where I thought everything that I had hoped for in my life was taken away from me, and I had to redefine what mattered.
- Evidence
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- Nov 07, 2020
As this case has progressed, the evidence that the prosecution has claimed exists against me has been proven less and less and less. And all that has happened is that they've filled these holes with speculation.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that there was a lot of fantasy projected onto me, and that resulted in a reappropriation and re-characterization of who I am.
- Deserve
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm definitely not going back to Italy willingly. They'll have to catch me and pull me back kicking and screaming into a prison that I don't deserve to be in.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a marked person, and no one who's unmarked is going to understand that. It's very intimidating. I don't even know what my place is anymore. What's my role in society? Who am I, after everybody has branded me?
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always carry a book with me to read on the bus, and I tend to arrive everywhere early.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020