I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself.
Dame Edith Sitwell quote The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
Dame Edith Sitwell quote The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.
Dame Edith Sitwell quote Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.
Dame Edith Sitwell quote Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?
Dame Edith Sitwell quote I am not eccentric. It's just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of goldfish.
Dame Edith Sitwell quote I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art.
Dame Edith Sitwell quote I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.
Dame Edith Sitwell quote Biography
English poet and critic 1887-1964
