- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Myself Quotes
Quotes on knowing yourself.
These quotes turn inward, questioning long-held traditions and how one sees oneself - one recalls identifying strongly as a mathematician rather than a technologist, while another admits, with some humor, to relying on charm rather than looks. Related reading includes I Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very demanding of myself.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.
- Chocolate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learnt that if I tell myself I'm not allowed something, I binge on it later. So if I want chocolate, I have chocolate. If I want biscuits, I have biscuits. I love cake. I just love cake.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have days of self-doubt, but I think the kindest thing I can do to myself is accept where my body is at.
- Criticise
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- Nov 07, 2020
Perfectionism kills art. I find that if I criticise myself, it spoils the fun. You can get paralysed by analysis - it takes all the playfulness away.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.
- Go Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write while my son is at school. At about 7:45 A.M., I walk him there, with the dogs, then walk them for another forty minutes or so, go home and chain myself to the desk a little before 9 A.M., and try not to be distracted until I hear my son plunge through the front door at about 3 P.M.
- Someone
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't consider myself a survivor; that's someone who has gone through something terrible.
- Drunk
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Would I mind if someone wrote a sequel to one of my books?' I asked myself, and I decided that I wouldn't, providing that the writer was respectful, had read my book first, and wasn't drunk when doing it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum used to tell me to never boil my cabbages twice, and I think it's artistically valid. While I do find myself on similar themes in my books, I try not to repeat myself, and that's something which is all too easy to do in series books.
- Mask
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- Nov 07, 2020