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Nothing could be more inappropriate to American literature than its English source since the Americans are not British in sensibility.


Wallace Stevens

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CONNIE STEVENS A British porch is a musty, forbidding non-room in which to fling a sodden umbrella or a muddy pair ...
DAN STEVENS The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in...
DAN STEVENS I was more secure being a mother than I was walking on a set.
CONNIE STEVENS My kids are pretty secure, bright, and know who they are.
CONNIE STEVENS I am from Brooklyn, NY, so we could not have many pets, but I always had at least two dogs.
CONNIE STEVENS I am a New Yorker.
CONNIE STEVENS I love being Italian.
CONNIE STEVENS I made the decision a long time ago that I had an obligation to my children that I happily fulfilled...
CONNIE STEVENS Once you have an animal, you have to commit to it. They need a sense of freedom, but, of course, the...
CONNIE STEVENS It's important for us to latch onto the people that we love.
CONNIE STEVENS She will be successful who is easy to start and hard to stop.
CONNIE STEVENS